Definition of showtime
: the scheduled or actual time at which a show or something likened to a show begins
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Examples of showtime in a Sentence
We have five minutes until showtime.
Showtime is in five minutes.
Recent Examples of showtime from the Web
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Check the festival site for showtimes and locations.
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The jump from search to showtime isn’t all sunshine and Technicolor rainbows, though.
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1951
First Known Use of showtime
1951
SHOWTIME Defined for English Language Learners
showtime
play
noun
Definition of showtime for English Language Learners
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: the time when a play, movie, etc., begins
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