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Synonyms for countdown


Grammar : Noun
Spell : kount-doun
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkaʊntˌdaʊn



Définition of countdown

Origin :
  • 1953, American English, in early use especially of launches of rockets or missiles, from count (v.) + down.
  • noun final preparation
Example sentences :
  • Although attentive, he was not tense, even during the countdown.
  • Extract from : « Subspace Survivors » by E. E. Smith
  • It was like the countdown for a rocket firing, Rick thought.
  • Extract from : « The Flaming Mountain » by Harold Leland Goodwin
  • The next night, the big news was the countdown in process at Canaveral to put a functioning "dome" on the moon.
  • Extract from : « Prologue to an Analogue » by Leigh Richmond
  • He hoped the launching crew had gotten their fingers frozen off while they were going through the countdown.
  • Extract from : « Pushbutton War » by Joseph P. Martino
  • By agreement, the countdown was to be broadcast to all aircraft over one of the airport frequencies.
  • Extract from : « The Flaming Mountain » by Harold Leland Goodwin
  • During my countdown of five seconds you will build up to the greatest possible potential.
  • Extract from : « Masters of Space » by Edward Elmer Smith
  • From the loud-speaker atop the massive block-house came the countdown.
  • Extract from : « Make Mine Homogenized » by Rick Raphael
  • I strap down on the couch which fills half the compartment, countdown begins and at zero the floor is suddenly down once more.
  • Extract from : « The Lost Kafoozalum » by Pauline Ashwell

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