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showtime
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
showtime
(noun)
showtime
/
ˈ
ʃoʊˌtaɪm/
noun
showtime
/
ˈ
ʃoʊˌtaɪm/
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of SHOWTIME
[
noncount
]
:
the time when a play, movie, etc., begins
We have five minutes until
showtime
.
Showtime
is in five minutes.
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often used figuratively in U.S. English
We've been making plans for months. Now it's
showtime
.
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