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showtime en · INTJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈʃoʊˌtaɪm/ (General-American)
Etymology
From show + time.
Meanings
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A declaration that something is about to happen, particularly that the person speaking is about to act.
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Translations (1)
fr que le spectacle commence ! (interjection)
showtime en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈʃoʊˌtaɪm/ (General-American)
Etymology
From show + time.
Meanings
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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:
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(figuratively) 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:
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