local time

noun

: time based on the meridian through a particular place as contrasted with that of a time zone

Examples of local time in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Players can pre-load the game on PlayStation 5 at midnight local time in respective time zones and on XBOX Series X and S at midnight GMT. — Mya Copeland, Variety, 3 Nov. 2026

But the official end had come six hours earlier, when an armistice was signed at 5 am local time in a railway carriage in the forest of Compiègne near Paris. — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Nov. 2026

As of Monday evening local time, dozens remained missing after the attack on a village in southeastern Zaporizhzhia region. — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2026

Focus is now on the results of some 600,000 absentee ballots, accounting for 10% of the votes and cast mainly by Israeli military personnel, the counting of which will begin at midnight local time. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1703, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for local time

• aforetime
• allozyme
• anytime
• christmastime
• cybercrime
• dinnertime
• guggenheim
• isozyme
• lysozyme
• maritime
• mesenchyme
• overtime