t minus

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This comes from a countdown convention used in by both the American military and NASA. Generally, it is used when counting down to a major event that will happen at a specific time. Mathematically, T is time, minus whatever amount of time is left until the event happens. If the News Years ball is dropping in 10 minutes, one could say "The ball is dropping in T minus 10 minutes and counting!"
t minus

    Hyphenation

    t mi·nus

    Turkish pronunciation

    ti maynıs

    Pronunciation

    /ˈtē ˈmīnəs/ /ˈtiː ˈmaɪnəs/

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