countdown clock

collocation in English

meaningsofcountdownandclock

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countdown
noun
uk
/ˈkaʊnt.daʊn/us
/ˈkaʊnt.daʊn/
the act of counting backwards ...
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clock
noun
uk
/klɒk/us
/klɑːk/
a device for measuring and showing time, usually found in or on a building and not worn by ...
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(Definition ofcountdownandclockfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The ramp entrance starts typically around 19:45 on thecountdownclock.
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A 36-minutecountdownclockis then started.
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On the band's official site, there was acountdownclock, counting down to the premiere.
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The shootout andcountdownclockwere eliminated after the 1999 season.
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After the round concludes, there are generally 23 minutes left on thecountdownclock.
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When thecountdownclockreaches 30 seconds left, the clock will disappear.
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However, with 2 minutes and 16 seconds left on thecountdownclock, an unexpected hold was called.
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In 1999 a millenniumcountdownclockwas mounted on the town centre clock tower, displaying the time remaining until the year 2000.
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For the 10 days leading up to the debate, channel 517 displayed acountdownclockto launch.
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Thecountdownclockwas set to reach zero at 9:32 a.m.
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The gang estimated a police response time from this point of two minutes from this point and (literally) started theircountdownclock.
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He then asked them a true-false question; acountdownclockbegan at 10 and stopped when a contestant buzzed in.
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During that time, the station showed a much-talked-aboutcountdownclockin the 5 and 10 p.m. slots, where newscasts would air once the department was relaunched.
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The test consisted of 40 multiple-choice travel-themed questions to be completed in 15 minutes time (20 minutes from 20032006), with acountdownclockvisible throughout the test.
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These were later replaced with countdown clocks, on both levels, performing the same function.
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