daylight saving time

noun

: time usually one hour ahead of standard time

called also daylight saving, daylight savings, daylight savings time, daylight time

Examples of daylight saving time in a Sentence

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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. 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 See All Example Sentences for daylight saving time

Word History

First Known Use

1908, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of daylight saving time was in 1908

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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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daylight saving time

noun
: time usually one hour ahead of standard time

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