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count down

noun count downs

  1. alternative Alternative form of countdown

verb counts down · counting down · counted down

  1. transitive To announce the passage of time to a precisely timed expected event. The sound system counted down the seconds to meteor impact.
  2. transitive To await a precisely timed expected event. The party was counting down the days to Inauguration.

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verb announce the passage of time

Españolcontar regresivamente
日本語秒読みする byōyomi suru
中文倒讀數 /倒读数 dàodúshù, 倒計時 /倒计时 dàojìshí, 倒數 /倒数 dàoshǔ
Portuguêsfazer contagem regressiva (a)
Françaisdécompter
Deutschherunterzählen

verb await a precisely timed expected event

中文盼望 pànwàng, 盼著, 盼着 pànzhe
Portuguêscontar os dias
Françaisdécompter
Deutschzählen

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@misc{count_down_2026,
  title = {count down},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/count%20down},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}