How to Use local time in a Sentence

local time

noun
Definition of local timenext
  • On Thursday, the GOP caucus hours are 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. local time.
    — Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2024
  • Dickey was removed from the last exit of the cave at 12:37 a.m. local time.
    — Greg Norman, Fox News, 12 Sep. 2023
  • The train, which was traveling from the city of Leiden to The Hague, veered off track in the village of Voorschoten at 3:25 a.m. local time.
    — Jennifer Hassan, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2023
  • The public on-sale for these shows is Friday at noon local time.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 28 Mar. 2023
  • The general on-sale takes place on Nov. 3 at 10 a.m. local time.
    — Spin Staff, SPIN, 27 Oct. 2023
  • Tickets for all shows will go on sale Feb. 12 at 10 a.m. local time.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 6 Feb. 2024
  • Seavey, meanwhile, was out on the trail and, moose or no, led the race as of Thursday morning local time.
    — Victor Mather, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2024
  • Tickets for all dates will go on sale at 10 a.m. (local time), Nov. 18.
    — Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2022
  • The poster said that the moment was captured around 12:30 a.m. local time in their old house, a place where the windows don't open.
    — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
  • The Football Ferns play the Philippines next on Tuesday local time.
    — Cydney Henderson, USA TODAY, 22 July 2023
  • Tickets for the tour go on sale Friday, Oct. 25 at 12PM local time at ticketmaster.com.
    — Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 23 Oct. 2024
  • With some matches starting at 10 p.m. local time, fans again will have to leave in the middle of the night for some games.
    — Rory Jones, WSJ, 22 Nov. 2022
  • Calls about a shooter in the food court came in at 6:05 p.m. local time, according to Ison.
    — James Bikales, Washington Post, 18 July 2022
  • The quake had about a 30-mile depth and occurred in the early hours of Sunday morning local time.
    — Abel Alvarado, CNN, 17 Aug. 2024
  • The fire was 0% contained as of 6 a.m. local time, according to Cal Fire.
    — Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 29 Nov. 2024
  • Hamas had been expected to release the hostages at around 4 p.m. local time.
    — WSJ, 27 Nov. 2023
  • The vigil will start at 5:30 p.m. local time at Monterey Park City Hall, the statement said.
    — Leinz Vales, CNN, 23 Jan. 2023
  • Tickets are set to go on sale Friday, Feb. 23, at 10 a.m. local time at LiveNation.com.
    — Griselda Flores, Billboard, 20 Feb. 2024
  • Choi Boseong last texted his girlfriend about 9 p.m. local time.
    — Min Joo Kim, Washington Post, 31 Oct. 2022
  • Tickets for the tour go on sale to the general public on May 17 at 10 a.m. local time.
    — Thania Garcia, Variety, 10 May 2024
  • Tickets go on sale on Nov. 1 at 10 a.m. local time in each market.
    — Thania Garcia, Variety, 23 Oct. 2024
  • For the North American dates, tickets will go on sale April 5 at 10 a.m. local time.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 27 Mar. 2024
  • Polls are open from 6 a.m. - 6 p.m. local time Tuesday.
    — Kaitlin Lange, The Indianapolis Star, 6 May 2024
  • Abston is due back in court on Thursday at 9 a.m. local time, 10 a.m. ET.
    — Fox News, 7 Sep. 2022
  • Tickets go on sale to the general public on Oct. 14 at 10 am local time via the band’s Web site.
    — Spin Staff, SPIN, 6 Oct. 2022
  • The service will begin around 4 p.m. local time (11 a.m. ET).
    — Patrick Smith, NBC News, 19 Sep. 2022
  • Tickets for the tour will go on sale starting Friday, May 17 at 10 a.m. local time at thenewworldtour.com.
    — Ilana Kaplan, Peoplemag, 13 May 2024
  • Oregon Oregon’s polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. local time.
    — Liam Quinn, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
  • The following day, at 3:30 p.m. local time, the Mossad ordered an encrypted message to be sent to thousands of the pagers.
    — Mark Mazzetti, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2024
  • Mountain and Plains regions, like Colorado, can expect fog to lift by 9:00 a.m. local time, though valleys may experience longer delays.
    — Marni Rose McFall, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024

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