local time
noun
: time based on the meridian through a particular place as contrasted with that of a time zone
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Thus far the kick off times aren’t known, though one fixture is usually played at 21.00 local time in Spain while the other is at around 16.15 locally which caters for worldwide markets.
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Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
On Monday, June 23 at 7:40 p.m. local time, authorities received a call about an accident in Redding Township, the Jackson County Sheriff's Department said in a statement shared with PEOPLE.
—Sam Gillette, People.com, 30 June 2025
Wildfire smoke in Southern California has prompted officials to issue an air quality alert for roughly 320,000 people until 6 p.m. local time on Monday.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
Further details were to be released at 9:30 p.m. local time.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 30 June 2025
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Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
On Monday, June 23 at 7:40 p.m. local time, authorities received a call about an accident in Redding Township, the Jackson County Sheriff's Department said in a statement shared with PEOPLE.
—Sam Gillette, People.com, 30 June 2025
Wildfire smoke in Southern California has prompted officials to issue an air quality alert for roughly 320,000 people until 6 p.m. local time on Monday.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
Further details were to be released at 9:30 p.m. local time.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 30 June 2025
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“Local time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/local%20time. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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