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

The next puzzle will be available at midnight in your time zone. — Mark Cooper, New York Times, 14 July 2026

Different regions of the battery effectively lived in different time zones, charging at completely different rates because the electrical current was an issue. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 13 July 2026

As organizations expand across borders, cultures, and time zones, leadership challenges have become far more complex than simply managing people in different locations. — Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026

Days earlier, a developer had discovered that Anthropic quietly slipped code into Claude Code that tried to work out whether the person using it was in China or connected to a Chinese AI lab, reading signals like their time zone and network address. — Harry Booth, Time, 7 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1882, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for time zone

• acetone
• anglophone
• baritone
• bourguignon
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• chaperon
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• cobblestone
• collarbone
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• cortisone
• dictaphone

Kids Definition

time zone

noun

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