upbeat

• up-beat

up- +‎ beat

• (adjective) IPA^(key): /ʌpˈbit/
• (noun) IPA^(key): /ˈʌpˌbit/

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• Rhymes: -iːt

upbeat (comparative more upbeat, superlative most upbeat)

1. Having a fast pace, tempo, or beat.

   The notes are easy, but it's an upbeat tune and should be played fairly quickly.

2. Having a positive, lively, or perky tone, attitude, etc.

   Though he had bad news, he ended with an upbeat forecast for the future.

   He sounded upbeat when I talked to him.

   • 2022 August 24, Steve Murphy tells Paul Stephen, “Rail + property: a winning combination”, in RAIL, number 964, page 48:

     But Murphy remains upbeat about the longer-term prospect of recovery and a resumption of the record growth in passenger volumes experienced in the UK in the two decades following privatisation.

• (antonym(s) of “optimistic”): downbeat

upbeat (plural upbeats)

1. An unaccented beat at the start of a musical phrase.

   The conductor said: I give you three beats for nothing and then you come in on the upbeat.

• unaccented beat
• anticipatory note, anticipatory
• unstressed note, unstressed
• anacrusis
• pickup

• beat up, beat-up