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Count down

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

📖 Definitions of "Count down"

verb

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."

noun

1
A count backward in fixed units to the time of some event, especially the launch of a space vehicle.
2
The acts of preparation carried out during this period.
3
A radio or television program counting down the top songs of a given week, usually in reverse order ending with the No. 1.

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