final countdown

ˈfaɪnəl ˈkaʊntˌdaʊn

Definition

Definition of final countdown - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

timelast moments before an important event

The team was nervous during the final countdown to the championship game.

deadlinelast phase before a deadline

We are in the final countdown to submit our project.

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Expressions with final

final touch

last detail added to complete something

The chef added herbs as the final touch.

final say

ultimate authority to decide or approve

The manager has the final say on all hiring decisions..

final straw

last in a series causing a reaction

Losing his job was the final straw for him.

final curtain

last lowering of the theater curtain

The audience applauded at the final curtain.

and that's final

exp.

used to show a decision is unchangeable

You can't go out tonight, and that's final.

blow the final whistle

signal the end of a game by using a whistle

The referee will blow the final whistle soon.

Expressions with countdown

countdown timer

time display or device that counts backward to zero before an event

I set a countdown timer for ten minutes while the cake baked.

start the countdown

begin the process of counting down numbers to zero

They will start the countdown before the race begins.

Examples of final countdown in a sentence

It was the final countdown before the concert started.
The final countdown for the event has begun.
It's the final countdown to the election day.

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French:compte à rebours final, ...
German:letzter Countdown, ...
Italian:conto alla rovescia finale, ...
Spanish:cuenta regresiva final, ...
Portuguese:contagem regressiva final, última contagem, ...
Chinese:最后倒计时, 最后阶段, ...
Japanese:最終カウントダウン, 最終段階, ...
Arabic:العَدُّ التَّنَازُلِيُّ الأَخِيرُ, المَرْحَلَةُ النِّهَائِيَّةُ, ...
Hebrew:סְפִירָה לְאָחוֹר אַחֲרוֹנָה, סְפִירָה לְאָחוֹר הָאַחֲרוֹנָה, ...
Russian:финальный отсчет, последний этап, ...
Ukrainian:фінальний відлік, остання фаза, ...
Hindi:अंतिम क्षण, अंतिम चरण, ...
Bengali:চূড়ান্ত মুহূর্ত, চূড়ান্ত ক্ষণগণনা, ...
Catalan:compte enrere, compte enrere final, ...
Czech:závěrečné odpočítávání, finále, ...
Danish:sidste nedtælling, afsluttende fase, ...
Dutch:laatste aftelling, ...
Greek:τελική αντίστροφη μέτρηση, τελευταία φάση, ...
Hungarian:végső visszaszámlálás, ...
Khmer:ការរាប់ថយក្រោយចុងក្រោយ, ដំណាក់កាលចុងក្រោយមុនកាលកំណត់, ...
Korean:최종 카운트다운, 마지막 단계, ...
Persian:شمارش معکوس نهایی, مرحله آخر, ...
Polish:ostateczne odliczanie, końcowe odliczanie, ...
Portuguese (BR):contagem regressiva final, última contagem, ...
Romanian:numărătoarea finală, ultima fază, ...
Swedish:sluträkning, slutfas, ...
Thai:ช่วงนับถอยหลังสุดท้าย, ช่วงสุดท้าย, ...
Turkish:son geri sayım, ...
Vietnamese:khoảnh khắc cuối cùng, giai đoạn cuối, ...

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