How to Use countdown in a Sentence

countdown

noun
Definition of countdownnext
Synonyms for countdownnext
  • Here’s how to live stream the 2023 New Year’s Eve countdown and ball drop for free.
    — Chris Morris, Fortune, 31 Dec. 2023
  • One of the features of the videos is a countdown clock in the upper left hand corner.
    — Anne Easton, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2022
  • Here’s how to watch or live stream the 2022 New Year’s Eve countdown and ball drop for free.
    — Chris Morris, Fortune, 31 Dec. 2022
  • For the second time, Flume has won triple j’s Hottest 100 countdown.
    — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 30 Jan. 2023
  • And the countdown is on: The next drawing is on Friday, August 1.
    — Katie Bowlby, Country Living, 3 Aug. 2023
  • The countdown to closing had begun with a clearance sale, and the store was mobbed.
    — John Carlisle, Detroit Free Press, 25 Feb. 2024
  • The countdown was timed to hit zero at 12:34 a.m. Thursday.
    — William Harwood, CBS News, 1 Mar. 2023
  • The countdown clock on the screen was a few seconds behind the actual test.
    — William Harwood, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2023
  • Almost done counting the ballots, and the countdown of the top 20 will begin next week.
    — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2023
  • And the top 25 Dodgers of all time countdown continues Tuesday.
    — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2023
  • The videos directed fans to a countdown on the SoyRebelde website.
    — Ariana Garcia, Chron, 22 Jan. 2023
  • The countdown has begun, so why not mark every day leading up to Dec. 25 with a treat?
    — Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 24 Nov. 2023
  • The others didn’t begin with a countdown for the emcee to start on time for the MLB Network broadcast.
    — Jorge Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2023
  • Those lights can also be used as countdown timers or even to show the status of your Uber driver.
    — Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 27 Nov. 2023
  • As the countdown to Black Friday begins, don’t miss out on 41 of the best deals on Amazon this week that are too good to pass up.
    — Samantha Booth, Rolling Stone, 9 Nov. 2023
  • Does this begin the countdown to the political case of the century at the U.S. Supreme Court?
    — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 6 Sep. 2023
  • Almost done counting the ballots, and the countdown of the top 25 will begin Wednesday.
    — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 22 Aug. 2023
  • Those lights can also be used as countdown timers, or even show the status of your Uber driver.
    — Nena Farrell, WIRED, 20 Nov. 2023
  • In 2020, the usual countdown and famous ball drop happened, but no crowds were allowed on the streets.
    — Alaa Elassar, CNN, 31 Dec. 2022
  • The two sides showed little signs of agreeing on much else than the countdown in the runup to the second White House encounter on the debt ceiling in two weeks.
    — Viktoria Dendrinou, Fortune, 16 May 2023
  • The countdown for America’s next journey to the moon is likely to be delayed — again.
    — Joe Davidson, Washington Post, 22 Dec. 2023
  • The countdown to the Super Bowl begins on Saturday with two matchups.
    — cleveland, 14 Jan. 2023
  • The countdown is on for the in-person return of Birmingham Freedom Fest.
    — Shauna Stuart | Sstuart@al.com, al, 28 July 2023
  • Then, a giant football on the back of a flatbed truck was unveiled, and the countdown to the Las Vegas Super Bowl began.
    — José M. Romero, The Arizona Republic, 14 Feb. 2023
  • The countdown to prom is officially on, and there are so many cute hairstyles for short hair.
    — Jasmine Washington, Seventeen, 19 Jan. 2023
  • Add to the excitement of your Christmas countdown with one of the best advent calendars of the season.
    — Nicole Pyles, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Sep. 2023
  • Blue Origin will livestream the launch on its website 20 minutes before the countdown.
    — Wes Davis, The Verge, 17 Dec. 2023
  • The page is adorned with a large countdown clock — with a timer going down to the second — to get listeners excited.
    — Ariel Shapiro, The Verge, 15 Mar. 2024
  • The countdown is on for a first-of-its-kind music festival coming to Charlotte this spring with dozens of pop, rap and rock artists.
    — Chyna Blackmon, Charlotte Observer, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Now in the meantime there’s one offering a 13-day countdown to Halloween.
    — Florence Fabricant, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2023

Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'countdown.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Last Updated: