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show·time

or show time (shō′tīm′)

1. The time at which an entertainment, such as the showing of a movie, is scheduled to start.

2. Slang The time at which an activity is to begin.

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showtime

(ˈʃəʊtaɪm)

(Theatre) the time when a show starts

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Noun

showtime - the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her"

commencement, get-go, offset, outset, starting time, beginning, start, kickoff, first

birth - the time when something begins (especially life); "they divorced after the birth of the child"; "his election signaled the birth of a new age"

incipience, incipiency - beginning to exist or to be apparent; "he placed the incipience of democratic faith at around 1850"; "it is designed to arrest monopolies in their incipiency"

point in time, point - an instant of time; "at that point I had to leave"

starting point, terminus a quo - earliest limiting point

threshold - the starting point for a new state or experience; "on the threshold of manhood"

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showtime

[ˈʃəʊtaɪm] N (Theat, TV) → comienzo m del espectáculo

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showtime

[ˈʃəʊtaɪm] n
it's showtime! → le spectacle va commencer!show trial n procès pour l'exemple

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