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central time
noun
often capitalized C
: the time of the sixth time zone west of Greenwich that includes the central U.S. see time zone illustration
Examples of central time in a Sentence
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Meet at the Nature Center at 10 a.m. central time and travel back hundreds of years in a matter of minutes.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 30 May 2024
Meet at the Outdoor Education Pavilion at 1 pm.. central time for this program and take-home craft.
Planetarium Program, 2 p.m. at Turkey Run State Park in Marshall: Star gazing is as old as time.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 9 May 2024
Passengers boarded a replacement plane that was scheduled to depart St. Louis for San Francisco at 7:10 p.m. central time.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 5 May 2024
The National Weather Service of Jackson, Miss. said the flash flood warnings for the towns of Greenwood, Grenada, and Winona would continue until 4 p.m. central time.
—Solcyré Burga, TIME, 10 Apr. 2024
Delta flight 1010 will depart from DFW at 12:30 p.m. central time to ride through the path of totality as the eclipse crosses over the Midwest, only to land at DTW along with the first eclipse flight, DL 1218, at 4:20 p.m. eastern time.
—Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 26 Feb. 2024
Kratom ships same-day orders that were placed before 1 p.m. central time.
—Sponsored Content, The Mercury News, 19 Jan. 2024
Iowa’s Republican caucuses begin at 7 p.m., central time, on Monday, Jan. 15, 2024.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2024
New York’s Times Square celebration will be included via appearances by Dustin Lynch, radio/TV personality Cody Alan and WCBS weather anchor Lonnie Quinn, ensuring there is a live countdown in both the east coast and central time zones.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 13 Dec. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1883, in the meaning defined above
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“Central time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/central%20time. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
Kids Definition
central time
nounoften capitalized C
: the time of the 6th time zone west of Greenwich that includes the central U.S.
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