showtime vs show time

Both "showtime" and "show time" are correct, but they are used in different contexts. "Showtime" is a single word used to refer to the time when a show or performance begins, while "show time" is two words used to indicate the time for a show or performance.

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showtime

This is a correct term commonly used to refer to the time when a show or performance begins.

Use "showtime" as a single word to indicate the time when a show or performance starts. It is commonly used in the entertainment industry.

Examples:

The showtime for the concert is 8:00 PM.
What time is the showtime for the play?
Don't be late for the showtime.

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Half an hour to showtime, your ugliness.
Don't worry, ladies, ten more minutes till showtime.
Miss Hunter, it is showtime.
Monica, showtime in ten minutes!
This is why I don't watch showtime.
They usually stumble in just before showtime and they always travel in a pack.
I estimate we have less than two minutes to showtime.
This is my showtime at the Apollo.
Straighten this out, flatten that, and showtime.
We want to keep you safe before showtime.
We are moments away from showtime, ladies and gentlemen...
From this moment on, we're in full showtime mode.
Okay, 5:00 showtime.
Buck, it's 30 minutes to showtime.
But I think showtime is the right place for this.
So, finally Komuro and Saeko got some showtime together.
Come on, showtime, Ryan.
One minute to showtime, preacher.
In the words of number 32, showtime.
All right, kids, showtime.

Alternatives:

performance time
start time
beginning time
event time
show start

show time

This is a correct term used to indicate the time for a show or performance.

Use "show time" as two separate words to refer to the specific time when a show or performance is scheduled to start. It is also commonly used in the entertainment industry.

Examples:

What is the show time for the movie?
The show time for the play is 7:30 PM.
Please arrive on time for the show time.

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It's about 15 minutes to show time.
I'm afraid, for you, show time is over.
Pretending to walk away... and show time.
The franchise stores are smaller than the Megastore and do not include sections such as the 'Show time' section (see below).
A half-hour television adaptation starring Alan Napier and Melville Cooper was broadcast as the tenth episode of the NBC Television series Your Show Time on 25 March 1949.
Then it was show time.
Five minutes to show time, darling.
There will be no deviating from scheduled show time.
You got 15 minutes before show time.
There will be no deviating from scheduled show time.
We need the holidays... to show time is still moving.
Almost show time, Dr. Wallace.
Okay, Merlin, show time.
It's two hours before show time.
Three minutes till show time, folks.
The surprisingly full breakfast is brought to... your show time.
Ladies and gents, it's talent show time.
It's almost show time and I thought I had some help, but I never heard back from you.
You two have a lot of warming up to do before show time.
We need the holidays... to show time is still moving.

Alternatives:

performance time
start time
beginning time
event time
show start

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