local time
noun
: time based on the meridian through a particular place as contrasted with that of a time zone
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The flight, with all 90 passengers and seven crew, subsequently landed safely in New York City just after midnight local time.
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Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
An extreme example of that was the 2019 World Athletics Championships in Doha, when the men’s and women’s marathons began at midnight local time to compensate for hot weather during the day.
—George Ramsay, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
The incident occurred around noon local time.
—Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
The two are set to meet late Wednesday night Eastern Time, Thursday morning local time in Busan, South Korea.
—Selina Wang, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2025
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Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
An extreme example of that was the 2019 World Athletics Championships in Doha, when the men’s and women’s marathons began at midnight local time to compensate for hot weather during the day.
—George Ramsay, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
The incident occurred around noon local time.
—Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
The two are set to meet late Wednesday night Eastern Time, Thursday morning local time in Busan, South Korea.
—Selina Wang, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for local time
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“Local time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/local%20time. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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