: 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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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 In a note to fans posted just hours before showtime, Carey informed her Lambs that the show could not go on.—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 12 Dec. 2024 Check for cancellations, or join an in-person wait-list one hour before showtime.
2 and 6:30 p.m. Sunday; 8 p.m. Monday.—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024 Zayn Malik is apologizing to fans after canceling a concert in England hours before showtime, weeks after Liam Payne's death.—Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 5 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for showtime
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