countdown [ˈkaʊntˌdaʊn]

例句:

• The countdown began; the floor manager mouthed Go.
  来自NEWYORKER
• There were three more things to do before countdown.
  开始倒计时之前还有3件事要做。
  
• The countdown to the Notting Hill Carnival is in its final hours.
  诺丁山狂欢节已经进入了最后几个小时的倒计时。
  
• the countdown to the wedding
  婚礼的临近
  
• Zimbabwe's national anthem followed the countdown to air.
  来自VOA
• So, we got ready and there was the countdown.
  来自BBC