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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People understand that having a bunch of time zones and policies on daylight savings time is just going to confuse people.
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Joe Rexrode, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025
All but one area in the northeastern corner of Arizona does not observe daylight saving time.
—Olivia Rose, The Arizona Republic, 14 Dec. 2024
Only two states, Arizona and Hawaii, exempt themselves from observing daylight saving time.
—Peter Cordi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 3 Dec. 2024
What did Trump say about ending daylight saving time?
—Joey Garrison, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Dec. 2024
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Joe Rexrode, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025
All but one area in the northeastern corner of Arizona does not observe daylight saving time.
—Olivia Rose, The Arizona Republic, 14 Dec. 2024
Only two states, Arizona and Hawaii, exempt themselves from observing daylight saving time.
—Peter Cordi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 3 Dec. 2024
What did Trump say about ending daylight saving time?
—Joey Garrison, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Daylight saving time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/daylight%20saving%20time. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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