summertime

noun sum·mer·time \ ˈsə-mər-ˌtīm \

Updated on: 15 Apr 2018

Definition of summertime

: the summer season or a period like summer

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Examples of summertime in a Sentence

We go there to pick strawberries in the summertime.

Recent Examples of summertime from the Web

Same thing when Nigel Bethel shows up and Al Blades [Jr.] shows up in the summertime.

— christy cabrera chirinos, Sun-Sentinel.com, "After three weeks of practice, Hurricanes eager for first spring scrimmage," 6 Apr. 2018
The Native Americans today sat down with the current president, the living president, President Donald J. Trump, and made changes in the summertime.

— Fox News, "Trump pushes to secure the border, reform US immigration," 3 Apr. 2018
HB Seafood opened in 2014, offering lobster rolls, fried shellfish platters and fish tacos, but Matt Malahan says the business ultimately proved to be too seasonal, as the majority of customers would just dine there in the summertime.

— leeanne griffin, courant.com, "Noodie Asian Noodles & Rice Bowls: A Fun, Simple, From-Scratch Menu," 2 Apr. 2018
In the summertime, Douglas ran a camp that fed neighborhood children daily.

— julie zauzmer, Washington Post, "This H Street church was a hub of the community in the 1960s, then came the riots. It never thrived again.," 26 Mar. 2018
In the Midwest NOx emissions from soils have been estimated to comprise up to 40 percent of the total emissions in the summertime.

— deirdre lockwood, Scientific American, "California Farms Are a Silent but Sizable Source of Air Pollution," 6 Feb. 2018
For a city boy born and raised in New York, going south in the summertime was a welcome reprieve from the hustle of Harlem.

— michael a. gonzales, The Root, "Roses," 25 Mar. 2018
Yes, that ending was cornier than Iowa in the summertime.

— angela watercutter, WIRED, "Pacific Rim: Uprising," 22 Mar. 2018
At 5-foot-3, Jaime had brown eyes, summertime freckles and medals from the balance beam.

— tim prudente, baltimoresun.com, "How heroin overdoses in the suburbs exposed Baltimore's corrupt police squad, the Gun Trace Task Force," 16 Mar. 2018

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First Known Use of summertime

14th century

Other Calendar Terms

antedate, estival, gloaming, luster, sesquicentennial

summer time

noun

Definition of summer time

chiefly British

: daylight saving time

Recent Examples of summer time from the Web

Wells also said students who do go off to college, can come home and take classes in the summer time that will transfer.

— david taylor, Houston Chronicle, "Lee College rep explains the Rebel advantage," 29 Mar. 2018
In 2014, Russia moved to permanent winter time after a medical investigation found that permanent summer time created stress, health problems and an increase in road accidents in the mornings.

— ceylan yeginsu, New York Times, "Daylight Saving Time: What’s It Good For? European Lawmakers Ask," 9 Feb. 2018
These are small, concrete cubes, very hot in the summer time, and without backyards.

— michael hardy, WIRED, "Aerial Views of Mexico's Dystopian Housing Developments," 20 Mar. 2018
There is also a garden club, theater arts and programs for kids in the summer time.

— kaila contreras, Houston Chronicle, "Huffman history: May Community Center hosts events near Lake Houston," 14 Mar. 2018
Turkey, on the other hand, decided in 2016 to switch to daylight saving time, arguing that summer time all year round made for better use of daylight.

— ceylan yeginsu, New York Times, "Daylight Saving Time: What’s It Good For? European Lawmakers Ask," 9 Feb. 2018
Moves the Cavs make (or don't) by the 3 p.m. deadline Thursday will factor into James' decision come summer time.

— joe vardon, cleveland.com, "LeBron James: 'I'll never waive my no-trade clause' as he commits to Cavaliers for this season," 7 Feb. 2018
Drake returns from his temporary hiatus with his first verse since the summer time.

— michael saponara, Billboard, "Drake Returns With New Verse on Trouble & Mike WiLL Made-It's 'Bring It Back'," 8 Dec. 2017
As a result, then-President Dimitry Medvedev ended daylight saving time in 2011 and moved the country to a permanent summer time.

— rick noack, Washington Post, "Europe is considering a ban on either summer or winter time — but can’t decide which," 30 Oct. 2017

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