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 law allows states and territories to opt out of daylight saving time, however.
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Beth Ann Malow, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2025
More people can make use of evening light than morning light
For the first weeks of daylight saving time, sleep schedules may be thrown off.
—Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2025
The United Kingdom dropped permanent daylight saving time in 1971 after three years, and Portugal in 1996 after four.
—Joanna Fong-Isariyawongse, The Conversation, 7 Mar. 2025
Every state observes daylight saving time except for two - Hawaii and Arizona, with the exception of the portion of Navajo Nation that's in the state.
—Chandelis Duster, NPR, 12 Apr. 2025
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Beth Ann Malow, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2025
More people can make use of evening light than morning light
For the first weeks of daylight saving time, sleep schedules may be thrown off.
—Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2025
The United Kingdom dropped permanent daylight saving time in 1971 after three years, and Portugal in 1996 after four.
—Joanna Fong-Isariyawongse, The Conversation, 7 Mar. 2025
Every state observes daylight saving time except for two - Hawaii and Arizona, with the exception of the portion of Navajo Nation that's in the state.
—Chandelis Duster, NPR, 12 Apr. 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 3 May. 2025.
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