daylight saving time

noun

: time usually one hour ahead of standard time

called also daylight saving, daylight savings, daylight savings time, daylight time

Examples of daylight saving time in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Public opinion recently caused lawmakers to take action to do away with daylight saving time. —Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2024

Under the act, states can exempt themselves from daylight saving time. —Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 9 Mar. 2024

Time travel is real, and people across the country practice it together two times every year— as the United States enters and exits daylight saving time. —Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2024

Daylight hours will continue to increase, especially after the start of daylight saving time, and will peak with the summer solstice in June. —Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2024

But on Friday, neither those forecasts, nor the frequent sense of the imminence of rain, could easily dispel the sense of warm-weather ease seemingly felt in Washington, as the city settled into the workday rituals and patterns of thought associated with the recent start of daylight saving time. —Martin Weil, Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2024

The fast food restaurant has a week of deals in honor of daylight saving time, many of which are breakfast oriented. —Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 14 Mar. 2024

Not all states participate in daylight saving time. —Amy Huschka, Detroit Free Press, 9 Mar. 2024

Massachusetts and Maine have commissioned studies on a full-time daylight saving time, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. —Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Feb. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1908, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

daylight saving time

noun

: time usually one hour ahead of standard time