British Summer Time
noun
British
: a period of the year between spring and fall when clocks in the United Kingdom are set one hour ahead of Greenwich Mean Time
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Starmer is expected to speak mid-morning British Summer Time, the BBC reported.
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Sam Stevenson, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
For example, the U.K. moves to British Summer Time in March and returns to Greenwich Mean Time in October.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2026
Germany adopted the practice in 1915 to conserve coal, prompting Britain to follow in 1916 with British Summer Time.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 2 Nov. 2025
After attending the Dior show in Paris earlier in the day, Carpenter traveled to London to catch Rodrigo's British Summer Time in Hyde Park.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 28 June 2025
Together the two pop hitmakers, guitars in hand, strummed and sang Sheeran’s debut single for the U.K. crowd at Hyde Park’s BST (British Summer Time) concert series, where Rodrigo was performing ahead of a headlining slot at Glastonbury later this weekend.
—Ashley Iasimone, Billboard, 28 June 2025
The clocks have gone back once again, ending Daylight Saving Time (DST), or British Summer Time, for 2024 – an annual practice long criticised by politicians, doctors and commuters.
—Abby Wilson, theweek, 1 Nov. 2024
The presentation will begin at 10 am Pacific, 1 pm Eastern, 6 pm British Summer Time.
—Wired, Wired News, 2 Aug. 2024
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LONDON — At 6:30 British Summer Time on a budding Sunday night outside the famed O2 arena, the droves on the concourse partook in an eccentric 21st-century ritual.
—Chuck Culpepper, Washington Post, 15 July 2024
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Sam Stevenson, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026
For example, the U.K. moves to British Summer Time in March and returns to Greenwich Mean Time in October.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2026
Germany adopted the practice in 1915 to conserve coal, prompting Britain to follow in 1916 with British Summer Time.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 2 Nov. 2025
After attending the Dior show in Paris earlier in the day, Carpenter traveled to London to catch Rodrigo's British Summer Time in Hyde Park.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 28 June 2025
Together the two pop hitmakers, guitars in hand, strummed and sang Sheeran’s debut single for the U.K. crowd at Hyde Park’s BST (British Summer Time) concert series, where Rodrigo was performing ahead of a headlining slot at Glastonbury later this weekend.
—Ashley Iasimone, Billboard, 28 June 2025
The clocks have gone back once again, ending Daylight Saving Time (DST), or British Summer Time, for 2024 – an annual practice long criticised by politicians, doctors and commuters.
—Abby Wilson, theweek, 1 Nov. 2024
The presentation will begin at 10 am Pacific, 1 pm Eastern, 6 pm British Summer Time.
—Wired, Wired News, 2 Aug. 2024
By Chuck Culpepper Listen 7 min Share Comment Save
LONDON — At 6:30 British Summer Time on a budding Sunday night outside the famed O2 arena, the droves on the concourse partook in an eccentric 21st-century ritual.
—Chuck Culpepper, Washington Post, 15 July 2024
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