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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When does daylight saving time start? Don’t forget to change your clocks Sunday, March 9, when daylight saving time starts at 2 a.m.
That day, the sun will rise at 7:38 a.m. and set at 7:19 p.m.
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Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 7 Mar. 2025
Times are changing The U.S. tried permanent daylight saving time in 1974.
—Joanna Fong-Isariyawongse, The Conversation, 7 Mar. 2025
Polls have shown Americans prefer permanent daylight saving time, with multiple state and federal lawmakers agreeing.
—Addy Bink, The Hill, 15 Feb. 2025
Congressional action would also be required if the state wanted to move to daylight saving time year-round.
—Sarah Linn and, Sacramento Bee, 8 Mar. 2025
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Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 7 Mar. 2025
Times are changing The U.S. tried permanent daylight saving time in 1974.
—Joanna Fong-Isariyawongse, The Conversation, 7 Mar. 2025
Polls have shown Americans prefer permanent daylight saving time, with multiple state and federal lawmakers agreeing.
—Addy Bink, The Hill, 15 Feb. 2025
Congressional action would also be required if the state wanted to move to daylight saving time year-round.
—Sarah Linn and, Sacramento Bee, 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 10 Apr. 2025.
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