Pacific time
noun
: the time of the eighth time zone west of Greenwich that includes the Pacific coastal region of the U.S. see time zone illustration
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The hearing is scheduled for 10 a.m. Pacific time on Monday in federal court in Oakland, Calif.
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Becky Sullivan, NPR, 7 Apr. 2025
The hearing is scheduled to start at 10 a.m. Pacific time in Oakland’s federal courthouse and will last the day.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 7 Apr. 2025
The temblor happened at 7:46 p.m. Pacific time about 3 miles northwest of Dublin, Calif., data from the agency shows.
—William B. Davis, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2025
The auction closes on February 25 at 10 a.m. Pacific time.
—Matthew Impelli, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
Bond trading on the Nasdaq will close early, at 11 a.m. Pacific time.
—Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2025
The temblor happened at 12:20 p.m. Pacific time about 2 miles southeast of Highland Park, Calif., data from the agency shows.
—New York Times, 19 Aug. 2024
According to the SpaceX website, liftoff was targeted for 8:20 p.m. Pacific time after being rescheduled from Wednesday.
—Brenna Gauchat, The Arizona Republic, 9 May 2024
Additional reservations will be available seven days before the arrival date (for example, an arrival date of June 27 will have more reservations open June 20) starting at 8 a.m. Pacific time on Recreation.gov.
Q: Is this a permanent thing?
—Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2024
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Becky Sullivan, NPR, 7 Apr. 2025
The hearing is scheduled to start at 10 a.m. Pacific time in Oakland’s federal courthouse and will last the day.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 7 Apr. 2025
The temblor happened at 7:46 p.m. Pacific time about 3 miles northwest of Dublin, Calif., data from the agency shows.
—William B. Davis, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2025
The auction closes on February 25 at 10 a.m. Pacific time.
—Matthew Impelli, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
Bond trading on the Nasdaq will close early, at 11 a.m. Pacific time.
—Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2025
The temblor happened at 12:20 p.m. Pacific time about 2 miles southeast of Highland Park, Calif., data from the agency shows.
—New York Times, 19 Aug. 2024
According to the SpaceX website, liftoff was targeted for 8:20 p.m. Pacific time after being rescheduled from Wednesday.
—Brenna Gauchat, The Arizona Republic, 9 May 2024
Additional reservations will be available seven days before the arrival date (for example, an arrival date of June 27 will have more reservations open June 20) starting at 8 a.m. Pacific time on Recreation.gov.
Q: Is this a permanent thing?
—Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2024
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“Pacific time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Pacific%20time. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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