local time
noun
: time based on the meridian through a particular place as contrasted with that of a time zone
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In the early hours of Sunday morning local time, Iran’s semi-official Tasnim News Agency reported that the delegations had begun a new round of trilateral talks, also saying that significant challenges remained.
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Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 19 Apr. 2026
On the morning of Friday, April 17 (local time), the couple sailed around Sydney Harbor alongside Invictus Australia, the Australian branch of Prince Harry's Invictus Games.
—Helen Murphy, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
The time in Mexico City will be only one hour ahead of Denver’s local time, and if the Nuggets are flying there after a home game, the trip will be shorter than some NBA teams’ trips within the United States.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 16 Apr. 2026
The company sent two Falcon 9 rockets soaring, first from Florida before sunrise on Tuesday (April 14), and then from California after sunset the same day (by local time zone).
—Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 15 Apr. 2026
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Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 19 Apr. 2026
On the morning of Friday, April 17 (local time), the couple sailed around Sydney Harbor alongside Invictus Australia, the Australian branch of Prince Harry's Invictus Games.
—Helen Murphy, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
The time in Mexico City will be only one hour ahead of Denver’s local time, and if the Nuggets are flying there after a home game, the trip will be shorter than some NBA teams’ trips within the United States.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 16 Apr. 2026
The company sent two Falcon 9 rockets soaring, first from Florida before sunrise on Tuesday (April 14), and then from California after sunset the same day (by local time zone).
—Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 15 Apr. 2026
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“Local time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/local%20time. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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