countdown

Example Sentences

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Like the eight-second countdown after a goalkeeper has caught the ball, the referee will visibly make a count by moving an arm up and down.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

When the intermission’s countdown clock reversed itself, climbing back up to “21:12,” the numbers turned red and the crowd exploded.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

I happen to live and work in Melbourne, Fla. Our area code is 321 — like a countdown.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

He clearly realized, as the countdown clock clicked on, that he had overstepped and was eager, even desperate, for an off-ramp.

From Slate • Apr. 8, 2026

We have a schedule worked out, sort of a countdown, and by early June we will be out of this cave, and out of Mr. Fitzgibbon’s barn, I hope forever.

From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien