showtime
US/ˈʃoʊˌtaɪm/
showtime noun: the time at which an entertainment event is set to begin.
Noun
showtime (plural showtimes)
- 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.1999, Thomas Schatz, Boom and Bust: American Cinema in the 1940s, page 397
- 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 […]2003, Soldier of Fortune, volume 28, page 125
Interjection
- A declaration that something is about to happen, particularly that the person speaking is about to act.
showtime meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Kannada
showtime in Hindi
- शोटाइम
showtime in Tamil
- காட்சிக்காலம்
showtime in Bengali
- শো-টাইম
showtime in Kannada
- ಶೋಟೈಮ್
More languagesFewer languages
- showtime in Punjabi
- ਸ਼ੋਅਟਾਈਮ, ਸ਼ੋਟਾਈਮ
- showtime in Gujarati
- શોટાઇમ
- showtime in Nepali
- शोटाइम
Forms of showtime
| plural | showtimes |
|---|---|
| alternative form | show time |
Origin of showtime
From show + time.
Questions about showtime
- What does showtime mean?
- Showtime means the time at which an entertainment event is set to begin.
- What is showtime in Hindi?
- Showtime in Hindi is शोटाइम. See Showtime meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is showtime?
- Showtime can be a noun or an interjection.
- How do you pronounce showtime?
- Showtime is pronounced /ˈʃoʊˌtaɪm/ (US).
- What is the plural of showtime?
- The plural of showtime is showtimes.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: showtime (page history and authors); showtime (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); showtime (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); showtime (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); showtime (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); showtime (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); showtime (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); showtime (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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