: 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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On a quiet afternoon just before the Tonys, and a few hours before Salesman showtime, Metcalf caught up with The Hollywood Reporter to talk about all of that and more.
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David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 9 June 2026
Echo & The Bunnymen frontman Ian McCulloch is recovering from an accident that caused the Liverpool rock band to postpone a concert just hours before showtime.
—Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 8 June 2026
Think of the test cake as the dress rehearsal—one last chance to make any tweaks before showtime.
—Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 May 2026
And in the minutes before showtime, director Alex Evans was trying to stay calm.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026
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David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 9 June 2026
Echo & The Bunnymen frontman Ian McCulloch is recovering from an accident that caused the Liverpool rock band to postpone a concert just hours before showtime.
—Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 8 June 2026
Think of the test cake as the dress rehearsal—one last chance to make any tweaks before showtime.
—Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 May 2026
And in the minutes before showtime, director Alex Evans was trying to stay calm.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026
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“Showtime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/showtime. Accessed 16 Jun. 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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