counting off
Saying numbers sequentially
Counting off is announcing numbers in sequence, typically done by members of a group to establish how many are present or to divide into smaller units.
Soldiers and students count off in formation: Count off by twos.
The phrase also describes the act of enumerating items one by one: She counted off the reasons on her fingers.
- numberingAssigning sequential figures
- tallyRecorded count
- one-two-threeFirst three integers
- one by oneIn succession, separately
- sequenceOrdered succession of elements
tempo · pace · rhythm · enumerate · tick off · drill · list · cadence · formation · by the numbers · roll call · meter · keeping time · sound off · catalog · itemize · inventory · synchronize
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