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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Connections is released at midnight in your time zone.
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New York Times Games, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Those schools are in different conferences and different time zones, one with views of the Pacific Ocean, the other tucked into a snowy mountain valley at 4,770 feet.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2025
Gaudenzi was pitching a two-week holiday at the end of a nearly 11-month season, plus, potentially, the inclusion of a new 1000-level tournament to open the season in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, one week before the Australian Open and eight time zones away from Melbourne.
—Matthew Futterman, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
Mike Allen Jan 2, 2025 - Politics & Policy
U.S. on edge after New Orleans attack, Las Vegas Cybertruck bomb
Seven hours and two time zones apart, the New Year's Day pickup-truck attack in New Orleans and Tesla Cybertruck bomb in Las Vegas meant a violent, frightening start to 2025.
—Avery Lotz, Axios, 2 Jan. 2025
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New York Times Games, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Those schools are in different conferences and different time zones, one with views of the Pacific Ocean, the other tucked into a snowy mountain valley at 4,770 feet.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2025
Gaudenzi was pitching a two-week holiday at the end of a nearly 11-month season, plus, potentially, the inclusion of a new 1000-level tournament to open the season in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, one week before the Australian Open and eight time zones away from Melbourne.
—Matthew Futterman, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
Mike Allen Jan 2, 2025 - Politics & Policy
U.S. on edge after New Orleans attack, Las Vegas Cybertruck bomb
Seven hours and two time zones apart, the New Year's Day pickup-truck attack in New Orleans and Tesla Cybertruck bomb in Las Vegas meant a violent, frightening start to 2025.
—Avery Lotz, Axios, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Time zone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/time%20zone. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.
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