: 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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Friday was showtime at the Mary McLeod Bethune Building.
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Kaley Fedko, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026
Half an hour before showtime, a bus pulled up and out straggled the bleary-looking Arkestra.
—Literary Hub, 13 Feb. 2026
Heck, take it all the way back to the most impactful championship game of all time when Joe Namath (17 of 28, 206 yards, no TDs, no interceptions) played a cool and efficient game that belied his showtime throw-it-deep persona in a 16-7 win over the Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl 3 in Miami.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026
Still, halftime guests are typically kept secret until showtime.
—Holly Alvarado, Oc Register, 6 Feb. 2026
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Kaley Fedko, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026
Half an hour before showtime, a bus pulled up and out straggled the bleary-looking Arkestra.
—Literary Hub, 13 Feb. 2026
Heck, take it all the way back to the most impactful championship game of all time when Joe Namath (17 of 28, 206 yards, no TDs, no interceptions) played a cool and efficient game that belied his showtime throw-it-deep persona in a 16-7 win over the Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl 3 in Miami.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026
Still, halftime guests are typically kept secret until showtime.
—Holly Alvarado, Oc Register, 6 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for showtime
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“Showtime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/showtime. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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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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