"At the poetry slam I''ll extemporize a piece instead of reading written poems."
"Joining an improv group is a great way to learn how to extemporize."
"Terrence preferred to extemporize his public talks rather than plan them out."
English, late 17th century
In Latin, the phrase "ex tempore" literally translates as "out of time," but as an idiomatic expression, it refers to something done without preparation, or on the spur of the moment. The phrase was pulled into English to form a group of words related to this spur-of-the-moment concept. ...
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