How to Use countdown in a Sentence

countdown

noun

• The countdown is on for Aug. 20 and Week 1 of the season.
  — Matt Goul, cleveland, 21 July 2021
• Now the countdown begins to the next men’s World Cup in 2026.
  — Alexandra Meeks, CNN, 19 Dec. 2022
• Just don't throw the axes up in the air at the end of the countdown to midnight.
  — Piet Levy, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 21 Dec. 2021
• For some, the start of the month means the countdown to Christmas has begun.
  — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com, 1 Dec. 2021
• Here’s how to live stream the 2023 New Year’s Eve countdown and ball drop for free.
  — Chris Morris, Fortune, 31 Dec. 2023
• Here’s how to watch or livestream the 2021 New Year’s Eve countdown and ball drop for free.
  — Chris Morris, Fortune, 31 Dec. 2021
• Speaking of which, the countdown to the end of the Long Wharf at Long Wharf has begun.
  — Christopher Arnott, courant.com, 19 Mar. 2022
• Tune in for the livestream online — or check out the countdown clock ahead of time — at live.grammys.com.
  — Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2021
• One of the features of the videos is a countdown clock in the upper left hand corner.
  — Anne Easton, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2022
• The Olympics may still be underway, but the countdown to the 2024 US Open is on!
  — Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 7 Aug. 2024
• The countdown to The Killers new album is well and truly on.
  — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 4 Aug. 2021
• The return of the Shamrock Shake is as much a countdown to spring as the first warm day in March.
  — Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
• 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
• The countdown is on for the event of the year in Pawhuska, Oklahoma.
  — Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 29 Apr. 2021
• Look for a banner with a free game and countdown, and click the green button to claim the game.
  — Jason Cohen, PCMAG, 4 Jan. 2022
• There’s even a countdown clock that shows you when your toast will be done.
  — Chris Hachey, BGR, 24 Nov. 2021
• The countdown may simply be trolling; trolls have a thing for bridges.
  — David Hambling, Forbes, 6 May 2022
• By the end of the third, Cathedral led, 51-32, and the countdown to the celebration was on.
  — Justin Barrasso, Boston Herald, 16 Mar. 2025
• In the second of a countdown series to Friday, the Wings end up with the third pick.
  — Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 23 June 2020
• The countdown is on for The Match: Champions for Change.
  — Todd Kelly, The Arizona Republic, 24 Nov. 2020
• And so the countdown continues: Two more wins get the Celtics to the Finals.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 24 May 2022
• Here is our countdown of the top 15 most ubiquitous songs of the past three months.
  — Joey Morona, cleveland, 3 Aug. 2022
• The woman next to me turned away rather than watch the final countdown.
  — Alex Hutchinson, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2025
• After six seconds, the door opened; a click signaled the start of the countdown.
  — Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 2 May 2025
• Losing to Notre Dame starts a quick countdown to next year.
  — Bill Dwyre, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2021
• Here is a countdown of the top 10 best places to live in Arizona.
  — Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 10 Feb. 2026
• The box defrosted after the game in front of a crowd that gathered on all sides in the final minutes of the countdown.
  — Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
• The commercial even featured a countdown clock.
  — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 8 Feb. 2026
• As the countdown continues, here's what to know about Bad Bunny's halftime show.
  — Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 7 Feb. 2026
• The countdown is on, and the world is about to dance to Puerto Rico.
  — Jennifer A. Marcial Ocasio, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2026