presto

 
Pronunciation: /ˈprɛstəʊ/

adverb & adjective

Music
  • (especially as a direction) in a quick tempo.

noun (plural prestos)

Music
  • a movement or passage marked to be performed in a quick tempo.

exclamation

Origin:

Italian, 'quick, quickly', from late Latin praestus 'ready', from Latin praesto 'at hand'