countdown

カウントダウン

何かが始まる直前などに、数字をゼロまで逆順に数えること。

やさしい英語で： Saying numbers backwards until you reach zero, usually just before something starts.

• The countdown began at ten.
• Everyone joined the countdown before midnight.
• They stopped the countdown five seconds before launch.

使い方： countdown to something (The countdown to the launch has begun.)

類義語： backward count

よく使う表現： start the countdown, ten second countdown, countdown to launch, launch countdown

カウントダウン、最終段階

何かが起きたり終わったりするまでの、残りわずかな期間。

やさしい英語で： The last period of time before something happens or ends.

• The final countdown has begun.
• We are in the countdown to the election.
• The countdown to the closing date felt painfully short.

使い方： the countdown to something (The countdown to our wedding has begun.)

類義語： final stretch, run-up

よく使う表現： final countdown, countdown to something, begin the countdown

カウントダウン表示

何かが起きるまでの残り時間を、変わっていく数字で示す画面や表示。

やさしい英語で： A screen or set of changing numbers showing how much time remains before something happens.

• The countdown appeared on the screen.
• A red countdown showed thirty seconds remaining.
• Press this button to hide the countdown.

類義語： timer, countdown display

よく使う表現： digital countdown, countdown display, on-screen countdown