countdown

/หˆkaสŠntหŒdaสŠn/

IPA: /K AW1 N T D AW0 N/

noun
  1. 1

    A count backward in fixed units to the time of some event, especially the launch of a space vehicle.

  2. 2

    The acts of preparation carried out during this period.

  3. 3

    A radio or television program counting down the top songs of a given week, usually in reverse order ending with the No. 1.

verb
  1. 1

    To count down.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/countdown