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The correct spelling is count down.
How to pronounce count down
verb
Say it like: Cow-nt -dow-n
The correct spelling is count down. To announce the passage of time to a precisely timed expected event. For example: "The sound system counted down the seconds to meteor impact."
Usage Examples
“The sound system counted down the seconds to meteor impact.”
“The party was counting down the days to Inauguration.”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To announce the passage of time to a precisely timed expected event.
- 2.To await a precisely timed expected event.
noun
- 1.A count backward in fixed units to the time of some event, especially the launch of a space vehicle.
- 2.The acts of preparation carried out during this period.
- 3.A radio or television program counting down the top songs of a given week, usually in reverse order ending with the No. 1.
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