local time
noun
: time based on the meridian through a particular place as contrasted with that of a time zone
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Western Europe will glimpse a partial eclipse during mid-morning, local time, and parts of the Caribbean and West Africa will also fall in the moon’s outer shadow.
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Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
Beezy was reportedly released around 10 a.m. local time on Friday morning after his bond was lowered from $2 million to $750,000 during Thursday’s hearing.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 28 Mar. 2025
The general on-sale will begin April 3 at noon local time at LiveNation.com.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2025
Time-lapse video taken from Croatia at around 4 p.m. EST, or 9 p.m. local time, shows the glowing light spinning across the sky in what many social media commentators likened to a spiral galaxy.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 25 Mar. 2025
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Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
Beezy was reportedly released around 10 a.m. local time on Friday morning after his bond was lowered from $2 million to $750,000 during Thursday’s hearing.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 28 Mar. 2025
The general on-sale will begin April 3 at noon local time at LiveNation.com.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2025
Time-lapse video taken from Croatia at around 4 p.m. EST, or 9 p.m. local time, shows the glowing light spinning across the sky in what many social media commentators likened to a spiral galaxy.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 25 Mar. 2025
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“Local time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/local%20time. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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