count down

English

Noun

count down (plural count downs)

1. Alternative spelling of countdown.

Verb

count down (third-person singular simple present counts down, present participle counting down, simple past and past participle counted 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

announce the passage of time

• Esperanto: dekalkuli (eo)

• French: décompter (fr)

await a precisely timed expected event

• French: décompter (fr)