daylight saving time
noun
: time usually one hour ahead of standard time
called also daylight saving, daylight savings, daylight savings time, daylight time
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In 2022 the Senate passed the Sunshine Protection Act, which would have made daylight saving time permanent, but this stalled in the House.
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James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
Senate Bill 1, introduced at the start of the 2025 legislative session, would exempt Kansas from observing daylight saving time and place the state permanently on standard time.
—Holden Rodgers, Kansas City Star, 15 May 2025
Looking forward to more evening sunlight thanks to daylight saving time this weekend?
—Margery A. Beck, Chicago Tribune, 8 Mar. 2025
President Donald Trump was asked about potentially getting rid of daylight saving time while speaking to reporters in the Oval Office on Thursday.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
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James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
Senate Bill 1, introduced at the start of the 2025 legislative session, would exempt Kansas from observing daylight saving time and place the state permanently on standard time.
—Holden Rodgers, Kansas City Star, 15 May 2025
Looking forward to more evening sunlight thanks to daylight saving time this weekend?
—Margery A. Beck, Chicago Tribune, 8 Mar. 2025
President Donald Trump was asked about potentially getting rid of daylight saving time while speaking to reporters in the Oval Office on Thursday.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
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“Daylight saving time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/daylight%20saving%20time. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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