showtime

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showtime

  • /ˈʃoʊˌtaɪm/ US

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From show + time.

noun showtimes · show time

  1. The time at which an entertainment event is set to begin. Ushers announced movie showtimes from the moment the A picture started because the wraparound material was simply not the main attraction.
  2. figuratively The time for action. "It's showtime," said Staff Sergeant Wallace Mains, a section leader in the 81mm mortar platoon, as he picked up his gear […]

interjection showtime! · show time

  1. A declaration that something is about to happen, particularly that the person speaking is about to act.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: begin, sharpish, time, ours, call time, when, off time, time in, opening, press time, opening time, prime time, time being, suppertime, preshow, curfew

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intj interjection

Françaisque le spectacle commence !

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@misc{showtime_2026,
  title = {showtime},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/showtime},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}