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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Booking flights can sometimes feel like solving a math problem, especially when different time zones or changes are involved.
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Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 2 Nov. 2025
In advance of release day, Smith talked to Vogue across screens, time zones, and subjects, surveying the state of the world as easily as the history of hip-hop, being at the vanguard of Chappell Roan fandom, and the allure of New York City.
—Josh Zajdman, Vogue, 28 Oct. 2025
The law also established a standard time and allowed the federal government to create five time zones.
—Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 25 Oct. 2025
The next puzzle will be available at midnight in your time zone.
—Mark Cooper, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
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Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 2 Nov. 2025
In advance of release day, Smith talked to Vogue across screens, time zones, and subjects, surveying the state of the world as easily as the history of hip-hop, being at the vanguard of Chappell Roan fandom, and the allure of New York City.
—Josh Zajdman, Vogue, 28 Oct. 2025
The law also established a standard time and allowed the federal government to create five time zones.
—Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 25 Oct. 2025
The next puzzle will be available at midnight in your time zone.
—Mark Cooper, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
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“Time zone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/time%20zone. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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