: 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.
Recent Examples on the WebPine Knob’s parking lots typically open three hours before showtime.—Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 17 May 2024 Initially, the concert was scheduled for Sept. 14 at Fiserv Forum; that show was postponed 48 hours before showtime, amid reports of threats against the singer in Mexico from a drug cartel.—Chris Foran, Journal Sentinel, 17 May 2024 Lewis, whose songs make up the score of the musical, arrived at the James Earl Jones Theater well before showtime, rocking a burgundy suit, hanging with his friend Jimmy Kimmel and signing autographs for fans.—Michael Paulson Landon Nordeman, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2024 Last year, festival organizers pulled the plug on Made In America in August 2023, one month before showtime.—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 3 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for showtime
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