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Count down

noun, verb

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Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of countdown. alt-of, alternative
Verb
  1. 1
    To announce the passage of time to a precisely timed expected event. transitive

    "The sound system counted down the seconds to meteor impact."

  2. 2
    count backwards; before detonating a bomb, for example wordnet
  3. 3
    To await a precisely timed expected event. transitive

    "The party was counting down the days to Inauguration."

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