showtime
English
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]showtime (plural showtimes)
- The time at which an entertainment event is set to begin.
- 1999, Thomas Schatz, Boom and Bust: American Cinema in the 1940s, page 397:
- Ushers announced movie showtimes from the moment the A picture started because the wraparound material was simply not the main attraction.
- (figurative) The time for action.
- 2003, Soldier of Fortune, volume 28, page 125:
- "It's showtime," said Staff Sergeant Wallace Mains, a section leader in the 81mm mortar platoon, as he picked up his gear […]
Interjection
[edit]showtime!
- A declaration that something is about to happen, particularly that the person speaking is about to act.
Usage notes
[edit]- Not to be confused with show time.
Translations
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