time zone

noun

: a geographic region within which the same standard time is used

Illustration of time zone

Illustration of time zone
  • A Pacific time
  • B mountain time
  • C central time
  • D eastern time

Examples of time zone in a Sentence

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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. 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 See all Example Sentences for time zone 

Word History

First Known Use

1882, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of time zone was in 1882

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“Time zone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/time%20zone. Accessed 18 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

time zone

noun
: a geographic region within which the same standard time is used

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