Meanings
plural showtimes · alternative show time
- 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 - figurativelyThe 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
alternative show time
- A declaration that something is about to happen, particularly that the person speaking is about to act.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe time at which something is supposed to begin
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
French que le spectacle commence !
- que le spectacle commence !interjection
Cite this entry
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