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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Trump has yet to pass any executive legislation to permanently end daylight saving time as of Wednesday.
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Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
Does Trump want to get rid of daylight saving time?
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Feb. 2025
Didn’t the federal government get rid of daylight saving time?
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 11 Feb. 2025
The concept of daylight saving time was first federally introduced during World War I with the Standard Time Act of 1918.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
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Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
Does Trump want to get rid of daylight saving time?
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Feb. 2025
Didn’t the federal government get rid of daylight saving time?
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 11 Feb. 2025
The concept of daylight saving time was first federally introduced during World War I with the Standard Time Act of 1918.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
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“Daylight saving time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/daylight%20saving%20time. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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