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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Looking forward to more evening sunlight thanks to daylight saving time this weekend?
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Margery A. Beck, Chicago Tribune, 8 Mar. 2025
President Donald Trump was asked about potentially getting rid of daylight saving time while speaking to reporters in the Oval Office on Thursday.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
In fact, over half of U.S. adults now oppose daylight saving time, according to a recent Gallup poll—and the reason might be backed by science.
—Simmone Shah, TIME, 5 Mar. 2025
The law allows states and territories to opt out of daylight saving time, however.
—Beth Ann Malow, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2025
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Margery A. Beck, Chicago Tribune, 8 Mar. 2025
President Donald Trump was asked about potentially getting rid of daylight saving time while speaking to reporters in the Oval Office on Thursday.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
In fact, over half of U.S. adults now oppose daylight saving time, according to a recent Gallup poll—and the reason might be backed by science.
—Simmone Shah, TIME, 5 Mar. 2025
The law allows states and territories to opt out of daylight saving time, however.
—Beth Ann Malow, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2025
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“Daylight saving time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/daylight%20saving%20time. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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