: the scheduled or actual time at which a show or something likened to a show begins
Examples of showtime in a Sentence
We have five minutes until showtime.
Showtime is in five minutes.
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In a note to fans posted just hours before showtime, Carey informed her Lambs that the show could not go on.
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Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 12 Dec. 2024
Check for cancellations, or join an in-person wait-list one hour before showtime.
2 and 6:30 p.m. Sunday; 8 p.m. Monday.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
Zayn Malik is apologizing to fans after canceling a concert in England hours before showtime, weeks after Liam Payne's death.
—Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 5 Dec. 2024
With a month before showtime, the countdown is on for the 2025 Golden Globes.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Dec. 2024
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Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 12 Dec. 2024
Check for cancellations, or join an in-person wait-list one hour before showtime.
2 and 6:30 p.m. Sunday; 8 p.m. Monday.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
Zayn Malik is apologizing to fans after canceling a concert in England hours before showtime, weeks after Liam Payne's death.
—Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 5 Dec. 2024
With a month before showtime, the countdown is on for the 2025 Golden Globes.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Showtime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/showtime. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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showtime
noun
show·time
ˈshō-ˌtīm 
: the scheduled or actual time at which a show or something likened to a show begins
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