showtime

English

Alternative forms

• show time

Etymology

From show +‎ time.

Noun

showtime (plural showtimes)

1. 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.

2. (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

showtime!

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

Usage notes

• Not to be confused with show time.

Translations

interjection

• French: que le spectacle commence !