standard time

noun

|Updated on: 5 Aug 2018

Definition of standard time

: the time of a region or country that is established by law or general usage as civil time; specifically : the mean time of a meridian that is a multiple of 15 arbitrarily applied to a local area or to one of the 24 time zones and designated as a number of hours earlier or later than Greenwich mean time

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Recent Examples of standard time from the Web

Hawaii and most of Arizona don’t participate in switching from standard time to daylight-saving time and back.

— Sun-Sentinel.com, "Daylight-saving time no sure bet in Congress, Rubio says," 29 Mar. 2018
In Washington, for example, year-round standard time would look like this.

— justin grieser, Washington Post, "Daylight saving time starts this weekend. Here’s how things would change if we got rid of it.," 9 Mar. 2018
Sunrise came after the start of the school day in midwinter, and that fall U.S. returned to standard time.

— melody gutierrez, SFChronicle.com, "Year-round daylight-saving time in California? Voters may get a say," 21 June 2018
The state Legislature overwhelmingly approved a resolution during the recent regular session to study whether Daylight Saving Time or standard time is best for the state.

— littice bacon-blood, NOLA.com, "Should Louisiana use Daylight Saving Time? State task force will evaluate the options," 23 May 2018
Federal law allows states to opt out of daylight saving time but not out of standard Time.

— mary shanklin, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Contractors see benefits of Sunshine Protection Act," 23 Apr. 2018
With standard time off for good behavior — 15 percent — Rothstein can expect to serve 42 ½ years in prison and would be eligible for release sometime in the year 2052.

— paula mcmahon, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein won't get a break on his 50-year prison sentence, judge rules," 16 Apr. 2018
Brandon Hurd, managing director of Hurd Construction, said changing back and forth from daylight saving time to standard time presents hazards.

— mary shanklin, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Contractors see benefits of Sunshine Protection Act," 23 Apr. 2018
Texas came close to adopting year-round standard time, but some lawmakers realized Dallas Cowboys road games against their New York, Philadelphia, and Washington rivals would then sometimes begin at 11 Sunday mornings.

— terry spencer and gary finest, The Christian Science Monitor, "Floridians push for yearlong daylight savings time," 9 Mar. 2018

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