countdown
Definitions of countdown
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counting backward from an arbitrary number to indicate the time remaining before some event (such as launching a space vehicle)type of:cijferwerk, enumeratie, nummering, opsomming, rekenmethode, rekenwerk, telling, telwerkthe act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order
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