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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Business professional who frequently travel between time zones are particularly at risk for drowsy driving.
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Lieke Ten Brummelhuis, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Most of the state is in the Pacific time zone, though a portion of the eastern side of the state is in the Mountain time zone.
—Liam Quinn, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
Teams from those time zones will go west just once to play two games over four days.
—Beth Harris, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2024
Just like on Monday night, fans will be able to vote during the broadcast of the show Tuesday in the ET/CT time zones, according to ABC.
—Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2024
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Lieke Ten Brummelhuis, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Most of the state is in the Pacific time zone, though a portion of the eastern side of the state is in the Mountain time zone.
—Liam Quinn, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
Teams from those time zones will go west just once to play two games over four days.
—Beth Harris, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2024
Just like on Monday night, fans will be able to vote during the broadcast of the show Tuesday in the ET/CT time zones, according to ABC.
—Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2024
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“Time zone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/time%20zone. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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