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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Is daylight savings time coming to an end permanently?
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Dina Kaur, AZCentral.com, 12 Aug. 2025
As soon as daylight saving time hits, like clockwork, my once borderline obsessive need to have perfectly pristine floors, windows, walls, and closets is thrown to the wayside.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 12 July 2025
Does every state observe daylight saving time? Not all states and U.S. territories participate in daylight saving time.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 8 Mar. 2025
No country is currently on year-round daylight saving time.
—Joanna Fong-Isariyawongse, The Conversation, 7 Mar. 2025
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Dina Kaur, AZCentral.com, 12 Aug. 2025
As soon as daylight saving time hits, like clockwork, my once borderline obsessive need to have perfectly pristine floors, windows, walls, and closets is thrown to the wayside.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 12 July 2025
Does every state observe daylight saving time? Not all states and U.S. territories participate in daylight saving time.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 8 Mar. 2025
No country is currently on year-round daylight saving time.
—Joanna Fong-Isariyawongse, The Conversation, 7 Mar. 2025
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 19 Aug. 2025.
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