► 名詞秒読み  [びょうよみ]    
meaning:  count  rank: 4☆ 
ロケット打上げの秒読みが
始まった ⇨ The countdown of the rocket launch has started
秒読み  [びょうよみ]    
meaning:  soon  rank: 4☆ 
会社の
倒産は秒読み
状態だ ⇨ The bankruptcy of the company is in a countdown stage, very soon
More examples:- 打ち上げの秒読みが始まり、関係者の緊張はいやが上にも高まった ⇨ The countdown for the launch started, and the nervousness among those involved went up even further