Usually means: Double time, two beats per measure.
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  1. cut time: Merriam-Webster
  2. cut time: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. cut time: Wiktionary
  4. cut time: Dictionary.com
  5. Cut time: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  6. cut time: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. Virginia Tech Multimedia Music Dictionary (No longer online)

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  1. cut time: Encyclopedia

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  1. cut time: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (cut time)

▸ noun:  (music) A meter of two minims (half notes) per measure.

Similar:
common time, alla breve, compound time, double time, half-time, simple meter, semiminim, simple quadruple time, minim, time, more...

Opposite:
common time, 4/4 time, regular time

Phrases:
to cut for the third time, cut off time, cut out on time, more...

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Similar:
common time, alla breve, compound time, double time, half-time, simple meter, semiminim, simple quadruple time, minim, time, more...

Opposite:
common time, 4/4 time, regular time

Phrases:
to cut for the third time, cut off time, cut out on time, more...



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