noun ~ (to sth)
1 [sing.,U] the action of counting seconds backwards to zero, for example before a spacecraft is LAUNCHED (= sent into space)
2 [sing.] the period of time just before sth important happens:
the countdown to the wedding
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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