: Canceling the rubato sign Hi if I write rubato in the beginning of a piece, is there an expression to cancel the rubato from here and further, you need to play on time. In other words not rubato?

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Tempo giusto. Or Non rubato.

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This is, I fear largely an opinion question, so here goes: I would start out by pointing out that the definition of "rubato," at least at Dolmetsch, is

(Italian, literally 'robbed') abbreviated from tempo rubato (Italian:
robbed time), a limited freedom of rhythm and tempo when performing a
piece of music where the time extension applied to one note is taken
(hence 'robbed) from an adjoining note or notes

Thus, one expects the average tempo to be the design value, but for notes or short phrases to sway around that mean value.

So I would probably want to put in a clear instruction such as 'tempo giusto,' (with props to OldBrix for presenting this correct term), or even 'marziale' or some such depending on the mood you want the music to switch to.