local time
noun
: time based on the meridian through a particular place as contrasted with that of a time zone
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The best time for viewing the Leonids shower starts at around midnight local time.
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Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2025
Numerous reports and videos of thundersnow in downtown Chicago began to roll in after midnight local time.
—Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 10 Nov. 2025
The flight, with all 90 passengers and seven crew, subsequently landed safely in New York City just after midnight local time.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
The incident occurred around noon local time.
—Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
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Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2025
Numerous reports and videos of thundersnow in downtown Chicago began to roll in after midnight local time.
—Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 10 Nov. 2025
The flight, with all 90 passengers and seven crew, subsequently landed safely in New York City just after midnight local time.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
The incident occurred around noon local time.
—Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
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“Local time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/local%20time. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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