counting down
Approaching zero sequentially
Counting down is reciting numbers in descending order toward zero, typically marking time until an event: We're counting down to midnight.
The phrase often carries anticipation or urgency—space launches count down to liftoff, athletes count down final seconds.
Figuratively, counting down suggests eager waiting: I'm counting down the days until vacation.
- deadlineTime limit for completion
- timerDuration-tracking mechanism
- ticking clockClock making sound
- launchSet into motion
- penultimateSecond from the end
rocket · decrement · sequence · T-minus · anticipation · hourglass · finale · liftoff · climax · ball drop · expectation · clock · suspense · holding breath · midnight · launch sequence · rocket launch · event
- counting activitiestallying, adding up, numbering, enumerating, tabulating
- anticipationanticipating, expectation, expectancy, expecting, awaiting
- Time Activitiestiming, setting alarms, scheduling, planning, time tracking
- time verbswait, pause, delay, hasten, hurry
counting downcounting up
Adding in sequence
adding up · incrementing · accumulating · totaling · summing
counting downcounting up
Adding in sequence
tallying · accumulating · keeping score · logging · recording
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