: 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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The bad news lands while Abel Tesfaye, playing himself, is backstage at a massive stadium, just moments before showtime.
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Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 16 May 2025
Walk-up viewing will be available starting 30 to 45 minutes before showtime.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 15 May 2025
So Escola, who led the cast from June to January and then returned last month, likes to arrive at the theater an hour and a half before showtime, with plenty of time to ease back in.
—Caroline Tompkins, New York Times, 15 May 2025
But when showtime hit, correspondent Ahmed Fareed was seated in Tirico’s place.
—Rachel McRady, People.com, 5 May 2025
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Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 16 May 2025
Walk-up viewing will be available starting 30 to 45 minutes before showtime.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 15 May 2025
So Escola, who led the cast from June to January and then returned last month, likes to arrive at the theater an hour and a half before showtime, with plenty of time to ease back in.
—Caroline Tompkins, New York Times, 15 May 2025
But when showtime hit, correspondent Ahmed Fareed was seated in Tirico’s place.
—Rachel McRady, People.com, 5 May 2025
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“Showtime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/showtime. Accessed 29 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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