Countdown

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from English countdown, from count + down.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkaʊ̯ntˌdaʊ̯n]
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: Count‧down

Noun

Countdown m (strong, genitive Countdowns, plural Countdowns)

  1. A countdown, count(ing) backward to the (starting) time of some event
    • 1982, Peter Schilling (lyrics and music), “Major Tom (Völlig losgelöst)”, in Major Tom (Völlig losgelöst) [All Versions]:
      Der Countdown läuft
      The countdown starts

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