countdown
noun/ˈkaʊntdaʊn/
/ˈkaʊntdaʊn/
- [singular, uncountable] countdown (to something) the action of counting numbers backwards to zero, for example before a spacecraft is launchedTopics Spacec2
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- [singular] countdown (to something) the period of time just before something important happens
- the countdown to the wedding
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