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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Because of its desert climate, Arizona doesn't follow daylight saving time (with the exception of the Navajo Nation).
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Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2025
In Indiana, golf course owner Linda Rogers succeeded in lobbying the Legislature to institute daylight saving time in 2006.
—Margery A. Beck, Chicago Tribune, 8 Mar. 2025
In 1999, 73% favored daylight saving time, Gallup said.
—Kelly Tyko, Axios, 8 Mar. 2025
Twenty states have passed legislation or resolutions in the last seven years supporting year-round daylight saving time, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.
—Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2025
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Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2025
In Indiana, golf course owner Linda Rogers succeeded in lobbying the Legislature to institute daylight saving time in 2006.
—Margery A. Beck, Chicago Tribune, 8 Mar. 2025
In 1999, 73% favored daylight saving time, Gallup said.
—Kelly Tyko, Axios, 8 Mar. 2025
Twenty states have passed legislation or resolutions in the last seven years supporting year-round daylight saving time, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.
—Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2025
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“Daylight saving time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/daylight%20saving%20time. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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