: 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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After ratings for the late night show and his 10 p.m. talk show, The Jay Leno Show declined, the comedian returned to the original show while O'Brien refused to switch to a later showtime.
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Esther Kang, People.com, 25 Apr. 2025
After only 14 days on the job, Monday was showtime for Intel’s newest CEO, Lip-Bu Tan.
—Karl Freund, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
The Voice Knockouts continue with night 2 on Monday, April 7, at a special 9 p.m. ET/PT showtime (after the NCAA tournament) on NBC.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 1 Apr. 2025
Fifteen minutes before showtime, the event was cancelled.
—Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2025
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Esther Kang, People.com, 25 Apr. 2025
After only 14 days on the job, Monday was showtime for Intel’s newest CEO, Lip-Bu Tan.
—Karl Freund, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
The Voice Knockouts continue with night 2 on Monday, April 7, at a special 9 p.m. ET/PT showtime (after the NCAA tournament) on NBC.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 1 Apr. 2025
Fifteen minutes before showtime, the event was cancelled.
—Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2025
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“Showtime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/showtime. Accessed 7 May. 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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