: 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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What was involved in turning this year’s gala into a fundraiser, just three weeks before showtime?
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Jem Aswad, Variety, 31 Jan. 2025
With less than 20 minutes until showtime in the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts, the paparazzi calls accompanying each VIP arrival echo around the neoclassical courtyard.
—Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 16 Dec. 2024
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With just 45 minutes to go until showtime, the Golden Globe Awards red carpet is getting crowded.
—Lindsay Kimble, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
Rod Wave’s concert at Inglewood, California’s Intuit Dome was canceled Wednesday hours before showtime due to the wildfires sweeping across the Los Angeles area.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 9 Jan. 2025
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Jem Aswad, Variety, 31 Jan. 2025
With less than 20 minutes until showtime in the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts, the paparazzi calls accompanying each VIP arrival echo around the neoclassical courtyard.
—Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 16 Dec. 2024
See Every Single Celebrity on the Golden Globes 2025 Red Carpet
12 hr 50 min ago
With just 45 minutes to go until showtime, the Golden Globe Awards red carpet is getting crowded.
—Lindsay Kimble, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
Rod Wave’s concert at Inglewood, California’s Intuit Dome was canceled Wednesday hours before showtime due to the wildfires sweeping across the Los Angeles area.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Showtime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/showtime. Accessed 6 Feb. 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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