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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Idaho Polls will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. local time in Idaho — another state covered by two time zones, Mountain and Pacific.
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Liam Quinn, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
This should not have been a problem as such, but not every country switches DST at the same time, meaning that when 70 countries change to daylight saving time and 125 don’t, 64% of time zone indications will be wrong.
—Sophie Furley, Robb Report, 5 Nov. 2024
Moran is a Franklin County, Ohio, voter living in Sydney, 16 hours ahead of her home time zone.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
The flexibility is attractive to many, but not everyone can handle the time zone challenges.
—Samuel Burke, Fortune Europe, 28 Oct. 2024
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Liam Quinn, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
This should not have been a problem as such, but not every country switches DST at the same time, meaning that when 70 countries change to daylight saving time and 125 don’t, 64% of time zone indications will be wrong.
—Sophie Furley, Robb Report, 5 Nov. 2024
Moran is a Franklin County, Ohio, voter living in Sydney, 16 hours ahead of her home time zone.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
The flexibility is attractive to many, but not everyone can handle the time zone challenges.
—Samuel Burke, Fortune Europe, 28 Oct. 2024
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“Time zone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/time%20zone. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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