count down

count down
verb
count backwards; before detonating a bomb, for example
• Derivationally related forms: ↑countdown
• Hypernyms: ↑count
• Verb Frames:
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count down
To count in descending order to zero (see also ↑countdown above)
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Main Entry: ↑count

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ˌcount ˈdown [intransitive/transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they count down he/she/it counts down present participle counting down past tense counted down past participle counted down] phrasal verb
to wait for something to happen, usually noticing every day or moment that passes until it happens

We are counting down the days until the end of the exams.

Thesaurus: to delay action, wait or hesitatesynonym
Main entry: count

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count down [phrasal verb]
1 : to count numbers in a reverse order from higher numbers to lower ones

He counted down from 10 to 1.

2 count down (something) also count (something) down : to pay close attention to the number of (days, miles, etc.) that remain until a particular moment or event is reached

He is counting down the days left in the school year. [=he is eagerly looking forward to the end of the school year]

We were counting down the miles as we approached our destination.

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Main Entry: ↑count

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