countdown
Example Sentences
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A countdown echoes from a Tannoy: "Three, two, one."
From BBC
Following the success of the eight-second rule for goalkeepers holding the ball, new countdown measures are set to be approved.
From BBC
Nasa set the launch date following a successful "wet dress rehearsal" - a critical pre-launch test where the rocket is filled with fuel and taken through the countdown sequence.
From BBC
Jonah looked down at the screen of the Elucidator, which seemed to be engaged in some kind of countdown: 10, 9, 8 .
From Literature
But for Vonn, a three-time Olympic medalist who has built a career on risk-taking that bordered on recklessness, it was merely the start of a countdown to what she envisioned as her greatest moment.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
