Pacific time
noun
: the time of the eighth time zone west of Greenwich that includes the Pacific coastal region of the U.S. see time zone illustration
Examples of Pacific time in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
The temblor happened at 12:20 p.m. Pacific time about 2 miles southeast of Highland Park, Calif., data from the agency shows.
—
New York Times, 19 Aug. 2024
According to the SpaceX website, liftoff was targeted for 8:20 p.m. Pacific time after being rescheduled from Wednesday.
—Brenna Gauchat, The Arizona Republic, 9 May 2024
Additional reservations will be available seven days before the arrival date (for example, an arrival date of June 27 will have more reservations open June 20) starting at 8 a.m. Pacific time on Recreation.gov.
Q: Is this a permanent thing?
—Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2024
Home, road, sea level, altitude, Pacific time zone, Mountain time zone, different starting lineups — same thing.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2024
Around 9pm tonight Pacific time will mark 1000 sols that Ingenuity has been on the surface since her deployment from the Perseverance rover.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 Jan. 2024
The plane took off about 5:06 p.m. Pacific time and had reached 16,300 feet before descending, according to flight data published by the flight-tracking website Flightradar24.
—Adela Suliman, Washington Post, 6 Jan. 2024
The four-hour window from 6 to 11 p.m. Pacific time Monday is expected to be the busiest shopping period of all, with spending projected at nearly $4 billion, according to Adobe Analytics data.
—Carly Olson, Los Angeles Times, 24 Nov. 2023
Presale for the residency begins Wednesday and tickets go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. Pacific time.
—Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2023
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
New York Times, 19 Aug. 2024
According to the SpaceX website, liftoff was targeted for 8:20 p.m. Pacific time after being rescheduled from Wednesday.
—Brenna Gauchat, The Arizona Republic, 9 May 2024
Additional reservations will be available seven days before the arrival date (for example, an arrival date of June 27 will have more reservations open June 20) starting at 8 a.m. Pacific time on Recreation.gov.
Q: Is this a permanent thing?
—Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2024
Home, road, sea level, altitude, Pacific time zone, Mountain time zone, different starting lineups — same thing.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2024
Around 9pm tonight Pacific time will mark 1000 sols that Ingenuity has been on the surface since her deployment from the Perseverance rover.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 Jan. 2024
The plane took off about 5:06 p.m. Pacific time and had reached 16,300 feet before descending, according to flight data published by the flight-tracking website Flightradar24.
—Adela Suliman, Washington Post, 6 Jan. 2024
The four-hour window from 6 to 11 p.m. Pacific time Monday is expected to be the busiest shopping period of all, with spending projected at nearly $4 billion, according to Adobe Analytics data.
—Carly Olson, Los Angeles Times, 24 Nov. 2023
Presale for the residency begins Wednesday and tickets go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. Pacific time.
—Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2023
Dictionary Entries Near Pacific time
Cite this Entry
“Pacific time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Pacific%20time. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share