How to Use countdown in a Sentence
countdown
noun
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Now the countdown begins to the next men’s World Cup in 2026.
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Alexandra Meeks,
CNN,
19 Dec. 2022
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Just don't throw the axes up in the air at the end of the countdown to midnight.
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Piet Levy,
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel,
21 Dec. 2021
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For some, the start of the month means the countdown to Christmas has begun.
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Kelli Bender,
PEOPLE.com,
1 Dec. 2021
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Here’s how to live stream the 2023 New Year’s Eve countdown and ball drop for free.
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Chris Morris,
Fortune,
31 Dec. 2023
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Here’s how to watch or livestream the 2021 New Year’s Eve countdown and ball drop for free.
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Chris Morris,
Fortune,
31 Dec. 2021
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Speaking of which, the countdown to the end of the Long Wharf at Long Wharf has begun.
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Christopher Arnott,
courant.com,
19 Mar. 2022
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Tune in for the livestream online — or check out the countdown clock ahead of time — at live.grammys.com.
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Los Angeles Times,
22 Nov. 2021
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One of the features of the videos is a countdown clock in the upper left hand corner.
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Anne Easton,
Forbes,
31 Dec. 2022
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The Olympics may still be underway, but the countdown to the 2024 US Open is on!
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Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
7 Aug. 2024
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Here’s how to watch or live stream the 2022 New Year’s Eve countdown and ball drop for free.
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Chris Morris,
Fortune,
31 Dec. 2022
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Look for a banner with a free game and countdown, and click the green button to claim the game.
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Jason Cohen,
PCMAG,
4 Jan. 2022
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There’s even a countdown clock that shows you when your toast will be done.
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Chris Hachey,
BGR,
24 Nov. 2021
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The countdown may simply be trolling; trolls have a thing for bridges.
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David Hambling,
Forbes,
6 May 2022
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And so the countdown continues: Two more wins get the Celtics to the Finals.
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Globe Staff,
BostonGlobe.com,
24 May 2022
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Here is our countdown of the top 15 most ubiquitous songs of the past three months.
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Joey Morona,
cleveland,
3 Aug. 2022
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Losing to Notre Dame starts a quick countdown to next year.
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Bill Dwyre,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Oct. 2021
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For the second time, Flume has won triple j’s Hottest 100 countdown.
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Lars Brandle,
Billboard,
30 Jan. 2023
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Apple has a website to help fans keep track of the countdown.
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James Powel,
USA TODAY,
15 May 2024
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The launch was aborted with 30 seconds left on the countdown clock.
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Richard Tribou,
Orlando Sentinel,
6 Oct. 2022
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And the countdown is on: The next drawing is on Friday, August 1.
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Katie Bowlby,
Country Living,
3 Aug. 2023
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My first thought is a ten minute countdown to something.
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Bryan West,
The Tennessean,
20 Dec. 2024
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The countdown to closing had begun with a clearance sale, and the store was mobbed.
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John Carlisle,
Detroit Free Press,
25 Feb. 2024
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The dripping of the I.V. felt less like a remedy than a countdown.
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Dhruv Khullar,
The New Yorker,
25 July 2022
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So the metaphor fit, and the D-Day countdown made sense for the episode, which has a very top-of-the-rollercoaster feeling to it.
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Brian Davids,
The Hollywood Reporter,
17 May 2022
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The countdown was timed to hit zero at 12:34 a.m. Thursday.
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William Harwood,
CBS News,
1 Mar. 2023
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That countdown clock is a nightmare about to come true for Windows users the world over.
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Zak Doffman,
Forbes,
1 Nov. 2024
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The countdown clock on the screen was a few seconds behind the actual test.
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William Harwood,
CBS News,
9 Feb. 2023
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Celebrate the last day of 2021 with music and a countdown to noon.
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Alexi Eastes,
The Indianapolis Star,
28 Dec. 2021
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The posters showed a cloudy blue sky and the URL for a promotional website, with a countdown clock leading up to the launch.
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Richard Nieva,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
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But during the livestream, the countdown was repeatedly rolled back with no explanation or mission control audio.
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Kate Irwin,
PCMAG,
13 Jan. 2025
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