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Meanings of countdown in English

Russian
обратный отсчёт
Spanish
cuenta atras

Decreasing count indicating the time (typically in seconds) remaining before an event is scheduled to occur.

обратный отсчёт
Usage of countdown in English
1
One appears as an email offering a free Year 2000 countdown clock.
The Irish Times
2
New line will be available June 2019, so let the countdown begin.
News.com.au
3
The countdown would be held at T-5 minutes until the weather improved.
Riding rockets
4
The pre-ignition countdown sequence has resumed and we fire in ten minutes.
Death angel
5
The countdown to the much-anticipated political event in Southern Africa has begun.
The South African
6
You'll see the event countdown begin inside the app on Tuesday morning.
Wired
7
The countdown to his departure had begun; he could not look back.
The bourne identity
8
The countdown starts on Thursday at the Gut Larchenhof course in Cologne.
The Irish Times
9
On audio, they heard final weather clearance, and then the countdown proceeded.
Gravity
10
Her voice was admirably calm as she called out the impact countdown.
Leviathan Wakes
11
THE Mother's Day countdown is on and some mums will have technology.
News.com.au
12
But start the countdown to Bernie attempting a keg stand while rapping.
Wired
13
The countdown to the Derby continued yesterday when Aidan O'Brien visited Epsom.
The Irish Times
14
The exception is displaying the countdown to the end of the cycle.
Pandaemonium
15
The countdown to this weekend's U2 return to Dublin is almost over.
The Irish Times
16
The countdown on the screen slowly clicked its way down towards zero.
The Departure
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Countdown through the time
Countdown across language varieties
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Common
Ireland
Common
Australia
Common
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