showtime
Americannoun
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showtimes
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Origin of showtime
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At showtime minus three hours I help Folger attach the light-up checkered Pizza Man sign, a gift from her ex-boyfriend, to the roof of her car.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
But the broadcaster quietly announced hours before showtime that the segment would "air in a future broadcast," replacing it with a piece on the sherpas working on Mount Everest.
From Barron's ● Dec. 22, 2025
Half an hour before showtime on this sunny Saturday afternoon, I’m one of the only patrons in the lobby.
From Salon ● Dec. 18, 2025
“It’s showtime: Gen X needs to do something,” Hannon said.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 15, 2025
A shaggy-haired teen walked away with Cool Papa’s showtime alligator boots—the ones he always wore onstage with Show Guitar.
From "Clayton Byrd Goes Underground" by Rita Williams-Garcia
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She thinks earlier showtimes, daytime screenings and arthouse cinemas are the least likely to be disturbed, although she adds: "I understand that not everybody has this privilege."
From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2026
This included a bot for sports, a bot for movie showtimes, a bot for yellow page listings, a bot for translation, etc.
From Slate ● Aug. 12, 2025
That lasted even through the brief Moviefone boom, where users could dial a number to get automated showtimes, which was still a low-tech way to find out what was playing nearby.
From Salon ● May 22, 2025
Angelenos can find about a dozen open-caption showtimes a week, if they know where to look.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 10, 2024
She thought it got the boy’s attention, but he could just have been studying the showtimes displayed behind her.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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