count the hours

phrase

: to wait eagerly for something

He's counting the hours until his retirement.

Examples of count the hours in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Specialize early, count the hours, rack up the reps — and mastery is mathematically inevitable. — Rachel Barr, Big Think, 29 Jan. 2026

Lunar phases are determined by the moon's position, rather than one's position on Earth, so to find the time of a lunar phase one only needs to count the hours difference from Universal Coordinated Time in London to whatever time zone. — Jesse Emspak, Space.com, 26 May 2025

Thanks to all those who don’t count the hours worked to save lives. — Paul R. La Monica, CNN, 13 Aug. 2021

Rhymes for count the hours

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