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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Under federal law, states are allowed not to observe daylight saving time, with Arizona and Hawaii being the lone states to do so.
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Chris Sims, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
Hawaii and parts of Arizona do not participate in daylight saving time.
—Chris Sims, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
Constellations In mid-northern latitudes, the later sunsets (especially in the U.S., due to daylight savings time) mean the sky will not get completely dark until about 9 p.m.
—Jesse Emspak, Space.com, 25 Apr. 2025
The Senate in 2022 passed a bill called the Sunshine Protection Act to make daylight saving time permanent, but the bill never went anywhere in the House.
—Caroline Linton, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2025
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Chris Sims, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
Hawaii and parts of Arizona do not participate in daylight saving time.
—Chris Sims, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
Constellations In mid-northern latitudes, the later sunsets (especially in the U.S., due to daylight savings time) mean the sky will not get completely dark until about 9 p.m.
—Jesse Emspak, Space.com, 25 Apr. 2025
The Senate in 2022 passed a bill called the Sunshine Protection Act to make daylight saving time permanent, but the bill never went anywhere in the House.
—Caroline Linton, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2025
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“Daylight saving time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/daylight%20saving%20time. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.
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