time zone

noun

: a geographic region within which the same standard time is used

Illustration of time zone

• A Pacific time
• B mountain time
• C central time
• D eastern time

Examples of time zone in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Hudson said the carrier has looked at ways to minimize the effects of traveling long distances by using things like different lighting schemes so customers can get used to the time zone at their destination. — Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026

Electronic voting questions Polls closed on Sunday after three days of voting across Russia’s 11 time zones and at Russian embassies and consulates abroad. — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026

Longer trading hours may expand access to traditional exchanges, while liquidity across time zones and during overnight or off-hours sessions remains an important operational and market-structure consideration. — William Jones, IndyStar, 18 Sep. 2026

Understanding how many times that residential IP was used in different services can be difficult because a single residential IP address assigned to a time zone in Des Moines, Iowa, can be used by browsers from time zones all over the globe. — Dan Pinto, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1882, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for time zone

• acetone
• anglophone
• baritone
• bourguignon
• buspirone
• chaperon
• chaperone
• cobblestone
• collarbone
• cornerstone
• cortisone
• dictaphone

Kids Definition

time zone

noun

: a geographic region within which the same standard time is used