summertime

1 of 2

noun (1)

sum·​mer·​time ˈsə-mər-ˌtīm 

: the summer season or a period like summer

summer time

2 of 2

noun (2)

chiefly British

: daylight saving time

Examples of summertime in a Sentence

Noun (1)

We go there to pick strawberries in the summertime.

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Djed Spence appeared in a box, Oakley’s on, as cool as a slice of orange in a summertime spritz. — James Horncastle, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026

Heat waves are becoming the new summertime normal across Europe — and while Europe is doing its best to adapt, travelers need to as well. — Rick Steves, Washington Post, 23 Aug. 2026

Noun

The clue is The Growing Season, some of the answers are things like bloom and flourish, and the answer, somehow, is summer time, not spring time. — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026

In our current circumstance, the mayor’s office institutes curfew laws in the summer time at night for children; but, this has no direct impact on the quality of education. — Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 20 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Noun (1)

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

1916, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for summertime

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

Kids Definition

summertime

noun

sum·​mer·​time ˈsəm-ər-ˌtīm 

: the summer season or a period like summer