What does rit mean in music?

Answer 1

it means that the director/drum major will tell you when to play the next note in that measure(s) and watch carefully because the director/drum major will tell you when to go back to regular time and rit is short for something i just forgot so instead of rit i say ritard

Answer 2

Rit is short for Ritardando, and it means to gradually decrease the tempo.

Answer 3

Rit is short for ritardando meaning slow down or to gradually decrease the tempo.

Answer 4

"rit" is an abbreviation for ritardando in music and instructs the musician to slow down.

Answer 5

Rit. is short for ritardando, which is to get gradually slower. So, grad. rit. means to very gradually get slower and slower.

Answer 6

It is shortfor "retard", and

it means to gradually slow the tempo.