How to Use showtime in a Sentence

showtime

noun
  • Showtime is in five minutes.
  • We have five minutes until showtime.
  • The park had the air of a stage before showtime.
    — Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
  • On the movie detail page, users will be able to look up showtimes and buy tickets.
    — Dami Lee, The Verge, 14 Aug. 2019
  • Seating is first-come, first-served; the line starts one hour before showtime.
    — Lisa Deaderick, sandiegouniontribune.com, 14 July 2017
  • The box office opens four hours before showtime.
    — John Wenzel, Denver Post, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Think of the test cake as the dress rehearsal—one last chance to make any tweaks before showtime.
    — Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 May 2026
  • Fans watching the livestream were stunned as the plug was pulled just eight minutes before showtime.
    — Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 15 Nov. 2025
  • But that was a line that kind of dropped in pretty close to showtime, and there was a couple other lines.
    — Michael Schneider, Variety, 10 June 2026
  • If the performance is sold out prior to showtime, a wait list will be started.
    — Staff Report, Houston Chronicle, 28 Feb. 2018
  • When showtime arrived, Ma sneaked in a side door just as cameras started to roll.
    — Jane Bua, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
  • By showtime, the platform’s tumultuous year already seemed to be a thing of the past.
    — Angela Yang, NBC news, 19 Dec. 2025
  • When showtime arrived, Van Halen went ahead and did their opening set.
    — Matt Wake | [email protected], al, 27 Feb. 2023
  • Arrive one hour before showtime for a pre-show party to meet the cast, take selfies and play games.
    — Michelle Matthews | [email protected], AL.com, 5 Nov. 2017
  • And sure enough, even on the last show, about four hours to showtime I get hit with the pre-show butterflies.
    — Conrad Sewell, Seventeen, 6 May 2015
  • Half an hour before showtime, a bus pulled up and out straggled the bleary-looking Arkestra.
    — Literary Hub, 13 Feb. 2026
  • The couple walked into the arena one minute before showtime.
    — Bryan West, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Doors open about 45 minutes before showtime.
    — Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 10 Dec. 2025
  • Doors open a half hour before showtime, so there’s time to look at the light-bites menu and order the one-drink minimum.
    — Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel, 17 July 2024
  • An overhead view of the stage shows the crew setting up instruments before showtime.
    — Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 27 Dec. 2025
  • An hour and a half before showtime, Bey and Jay were still cutting up vocals.
    — Nolan Feeney, Billboard, 18 June 2018
  • The intimate venue was packed at showtime and concertgoers were ready to sing.
    — Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2026
  • With minutes left until showtime, the dancers passed around body tape and lash glue, press-on nails and pasties — no one performs in the nude.
    — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2023
  • Films in this series are shown the first showtime Monday-Friday.
    — Kathleen Christiansen, orlandosentinel.com, 30 June 2021
  • Groups of 10 to 20 friends (dressed in pink, of course) scattered in to take their seats just before showtime.
    — People Staff, Peoplemag, 23 July 2023
  • In a note to fans posted just hours before showtime, Carey informed her Lambs that the show could not go on.
    — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 12 Dec. 2024
  • To see a list of future showtimes in the coming weeks, visit Loh's website for details.
    — Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics, 17 Mar. 2020
  • But as showtime approached, nothing arrived.
    — Christopher Elliott, Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2026
  • The Mart Café serves food and drinks prior to showtime, including beer for adult movie-goers.
    — Laura Daily and Bryan K. Chavez, The Know, 25 May 2017
  • Some stayed in parked cars until showtime to escape the 35-degree weather and steady sprinkles.
    — Jolene Almendarez, Cincinnati Enquirer, 2 Mar. 2026

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