rhythm

noun

• The variation of strong and weak elements (such as duration, accent) of sounds, notably in speech or music, over time; a beat or meter.

  "Dance to the rhythm of the music."

• A specifically defined pattern of such variation.

  "Most dances have a rhythm as distinctive as the Iambic verse in poetry"

• A flow, repetition or regularity.

  "Once you get the rhythm of it, the job will become easy."

• The tempo or speed of a beat, song or repetitive event.

  "We walked with a quick, even rhythm."

• The musical instruments which provide rhythm (mainly; not or less melody) in a musical ensemble.

  "The Baroque term basso continuo is virtually equivalent to rhythm"

• A regular quantitative change in a variable (notably natural) process.

  "The rhythm of the seasons dominates agriculture as well as wildlife"

• Controlled repetition of a phrase, incident or other element as a stylistic figure in literature and other narrative arts; the effect it creates.

  "The running gag is a popular rhythm in motion pictures and theater comedy"