daylight saving time
noun
: time usually one hour ahead of standard time
called also daylight saving, daylight savings, daylight savings time, daylight time
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The time change, according to the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, could make daylight saving time difficult for some, disrupting sleep patterns for over 300 million people.
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Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026
Then in 2021, Smith moved back to Arizona, had another baby and said goodbye to daylight saving time for good.
—Rosie Colosi, NBC news, 9 Mar. 2026
Did daylight saving time start because of farmers?
—Chris Sims, IndyStar, 8 Mar. 2026
How did daylight saving time start?
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 8 Mar. 2026
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Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026
Then in 2021, Smith moved back to Arizona, had another baby and said goodbye to daylight saving time for good.
—Rosie Colosi, NBC news, 9 Mar. 2026
Did daylight saving time start because of farmers?
—Chris Sims, IndyStar, 8 Mar. 2026
How did daylight saving time start?
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 8 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for daylight saving time
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“Daylight saving time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/daylight%20saving%20time. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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