Illustration of time zone
- A Pacific time
- B mountain time
- C central time
- D eastern time
time zone
noun
: a geographic region within which the same standard time is used
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Some contend that going into the office defeats the purpose with many teams spread out across cities and time zones.
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Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
Putting on the spritz doesn’t require crossing time zones—just get out your metric measuring cup and check out your favorite spirits store for ingredients.
—Lana Bortolot, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Geography, diversity, and time zones turned into strategic advantages.
—Vidya Peters, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2025
Jamming 162 baseball games, in four time zones, into 26 weeks is a good place to start.
—Jayson Stark, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
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Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
Putting on the spritz doesn’t require crossing time zones—just get out your metric measuring cup and check out your favorite spirits store for ingredients.
—Lana Bortolot, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Geography, diversity, and time zones turned into strategic advantages.
—Vidya Peters, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2025
Jamming 162 baseball games, in four time zones, into 26 weeks is a good place to start.
—Jayson Stark, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for time zone
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“Time zone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/time%20zone. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.
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