countdown: Meaning and Definition of
count•down
Pronunciation: (kount'doun"), [key] — n.
- the backward counting in fixed time units from the initiation of a project, as a rocket launching, with the moment of firing designated as zero.
- the final preparations made during this period.
- a period of increasing activity, tension, or anxiety, as before a deadline.
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