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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Polls have shown Americans prefer permanent daylight saving time, with multiple state and federal lawmakers agreeing.
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Addy Bink, The Hill, 15 Dec. 2024
Hawaii and parts of Arizona do not participate in daylight saving time.
—Chris Sims, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Nov. 2024
Sleep experts prefer the back-and-forth of the clocks to permanent daylight saving time.
—Rebecca Cohen, NBC News, 2 Nov. 2024
States were given the option to opt out of daylight saving time, which Arizona took advantage of.
—Sheldon H. Jacobson, Boston Herald, 30 Oct. 2024
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Addy Bink, The Hill, 15 Dec. 2024
Hawaii and parts of Arizona do not participate in daylight saving time.
—Chris Sims, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Nov. 2024
Sleep experts prefer the back-and-forth of the clocks to permanent daylight saving time.
—Rebecca Cohen, NBC News, 2 Nov. 2024
States were given the option to opt out of daylight saving time, which Arizona took advantage of.
—Sheldon H. Jacobson, Boston Herald, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Daylight saving time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/daylight%20saving%20time. Accessed 7 Jan. 2025.
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