countdown
🇺🇸
/ˈkaʊntdaʊn/
🇬🇧
/ˈkaʊntdaʊn/
noun
R
counting numbers backwards to zero, like before a rocket launch
The countdown for the rocket launch started at ten seconds.
R
the time just before something big happens
The countdown to the concert made everyone excited.
translation
counting numbers backwards to zero, like before a rocket launch; the time just before something big happens
Word Forms
Plural
countdowns