: 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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An upcoming Chris Brown concert, scheduled to take place in Memphis, Tennessee, has been cancelled two weeks ahead of showtime.
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John Beifuss, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
Around showtime, Accuweather predicts 87 degrees Friday and 82 on Saturday.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2025
However, some new rosters take time to gel, and with Luka settling in as the main star in Los Angeles, this season could feature another edition of showtime for the Lakers amid a successful run towards the NBA Finals.
—Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Oct. 2025
The sun in Libra wants things to look polished and up to par, but Neptune retrograde pulls the curtain down before the showtime.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2025
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John Beifuss, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
Around showtime, Accuweather predicts 87 degrees Friday and 82 on Saturday.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2025
However, some new rosters take time to gel, and with Luka settling in as the main star in Los Angeles, this season could feature another edition of showtime for the Lakers amid a successful run towards the NBA Finals.
—Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Oct. 2025
The sun in Libra wants things to look polished and up to par, but Neptune retrograde pulls the curtain down before the showtime.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2025
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 10 Oct. 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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