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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Does every state observe daylight saving time? Not all states and U.S. territories participate in daylight saving time.
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Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 18 Aug. 2024
As of July 25, 2022, the U.S. Department of Transportation noted that only Hawaii and parts of Arizona do not participate in daylight saving time.
—Chris Sims, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Mar. 2024
Most of Arizona, which is in the Mountain Time Zone, does not observe daylight saving time.
—Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 19 Jan. 2024
Hawaii is the other state that does not observe daylight saving time.
—Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 18 Aug. 2024
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Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 18 Aug. 2024
As of July 25, 2022, the U.S. Department of Transportation noted that only Hawaii and parts of Arizona do not participate in daylight saving time.
—Chris Sims, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Mar. 2024
Most of Arizona, which is in the Mountain Time Zone, does not observe daylight saving time.
—Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 19 Jan. 2024
Hawaii is the other state that does not observe daylight saving time.
—Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 18 Aug. 2024
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“Daylight saving time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/daylight%20saving%20time. Accessed 15 Sep. 2024.
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