Illustration of time zone
- A Pacific time
- B mountain time
- C central time
- D eastern time
time zone
noun
: a geographic region within which the same standard time is used
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The endearing reunion, captured on video, marked the first time the four siblings had been in the same country in over a year and a half, bridging thousands of miles and three different time zones.
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Seth Carnell, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2025
The Big Sky is made up of more inland programs, largely ones in the Mountain time zone.
—Jim Root, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2025
The biggest adjustment has been shifting his schedule to work 3 p.m. to 11 p.m. Central European Time to have about five hours of overlap with colleagues in both Eastern and Pacific time zones.
—Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 1 Aug. 2025
Give yourself grace to readjust to your home time zone.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Aug. 2025
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Seth Carnell, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2025
The Big Sky is made up of more inland programs, largely ones in the Mountain time zone.
—Jim Root, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2025
The biggest adjustment has been shifting his schedule to work 3 p.m. to 11 p.m. Central European Time to have about five hours of overlap with colleagues in both Eastern and Pacific time zones.
—Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 1 Aug. 2025
Give yourself grace to readjust to your home time zone.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Aug. 2025
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“Time zone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/time%20zone. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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