local time
noun
: time based on the meridian through a particular place as contrasted with that of a time zone
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Sinkhole is being monitored closely By noon local time on Wednesday, Sept 24, authorities had stopped any further ground movement, but were monitoring the site closely, according to Reuters.
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Julia Gomez, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
Target has issued a list of about 500 stores nationwide that will be remaining open past midnight local time to sell CDs and LPs at the stroke of 12.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 24 Sep. 2025
It is then expected to move to the west-northwest and make landfall in western portions of Guangdong Wednesday afternoon local time.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025
The system was 340 kilometers southeast of the city as of 4 p.m. local time.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2025
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Julia Gomez, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
Target has issued a list of about 500 stores nationwide that will be remaining open past midnight local time to sell CDs and LPs at the stroke of 12.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 24 Sep. 2025
It is then expected to move to the west-northwest and make landfall in western portions of Guangdong Wednesday afternoon local time.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025
The system was 340 kilometers southeast of the city as of 4 p.m. local time.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2025
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“Local time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/local%20time. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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