count down

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Noun

count down (plural count downs)

1. Alternative spelling of countdown

Verb

count down

1. To announce the passage of time to a precisely timed expected event.

   The sound system counted down the seconds to meteor impact.

2. To await a precisely timed expected event.

   The party was counting down the days to Inauguration.

Translations

• French: décompter
• Portuguese: fazer (a) contagem regressiva

Translations

• French: décompter
• Portuguese: contar os dias

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