: 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 intimate venue was packed at showtime and concertgoers were ready to sing.
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Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2026
Still, halftime guests are typically kept secret until showtime.
—Holly Alvarado, Oc Register, 6 Feb. 2026
Hamnet is delivering the highest per-screen average in the market and achieved a strong average per showtime, above Bugonia and Tár .
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 26 Jan. 2026
Chicago, Dallas, Philadelphia, and more cities where the finale is playing saw similar demand, and all of these sales took place days before showtime.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 29 Dec. 2025
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Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2026
Still, halftime guests are typically kept secret until showtime.
—Holly Alvarado, Oc Register, 6 Feb. 2026
Hamnet is delivering the highest per-screen average in the market and achieved a strong average per showtime, above Bugonia and Tár .
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 26 Jan. 2026
Chicago, Dallas, Philadelphia, and more cities where the finale is playing saw similar demand, and all of these sales took place days before showtime.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 29 Dec. 2025
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“Showtime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/showtime. Accessed 15 Feb. 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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