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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To watch in Arizona, keep in mind that Milwaukee's time zone in Central Standard Time is two hours ahead.
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Brenna Gauchat, The Arizona Republic, 16 July 2024
Powered by a self-winding movement (caliber CH 28-520 C FUS), the watch features a flyback chronograph, indications for two time zones, and an analog date wheel at 12 o’clock, synchronized with local time making travel across time zones simple.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 13 July 2024
While Paris’s time zone — six hours ahead of Eastern Time — presents fewer difficulties for Americans than Tokyo’s 13-hour gap did in 2021, prime-time events won’t be live this year.
—Ece Yildirim,lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 11 July 2024
As previously reported by USA TODAY, there are 15 states with more than one time zone.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 9 July 2024
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Brenna Gauchat, The Arizona Republic, 16 July 2024
Powered by a self-winding movement (caliber CH 28-520 C FUS), the watch features a flyback chronograph, indications for two time zones, and an analog date wheel at 12 o’clock, synchronized with local time making travel across time zones simple.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 13 July 2024
While Paris’s time zone — six hours ahead of Eastern Time — presents fewer difficulties for Americans than Tokyo’s 13-hour gap did in 2021, prime-time events won’t be live this year.
—Ece Yildirim,lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 11 July 2024
As previously reported by USA TODAY, there are 15 states with more than one time zone.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 9 July 2024
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“Time zone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/time%20zone. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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