Standard Lemma guide

showtime

intj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

  • General-American: /ˈʃoʊˌtaɪm/
  • CMU ARPABET: SH OW1 T AY2 M Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

intj

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The time at which an entertainment event is set to begin.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

The time for action.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: figuratively

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

the time at which something is supposed to begin

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • they got an early start
  • she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her

Meaning relationships

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

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: point, point in time

Narrower terms: birth, incipiency, incipience, terminus a quo, starting point, threshold

History

Etymology

From show + time.

Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: que le spectacle commence ! — interjection
Real reading context

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