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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The next puzzle will be available at midnight in your time zone.
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Mark Cooper, The Athletic, 5 Feb. 2025
To aid you with planning out your personal Civilization 7 launch day, find the Civ 7 release times for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch in your time zone below.
—Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
Red-eyes typically only operate eastbound due to the time lost covering the three time zones that separate Pacific Time and Eastern Time.
—Edward Russell, Travel + Leisure, 3 Feb. 2025
Appropriately, the group's music often lifts you to a somewhat liminal state, swaying between altitudes and time zones.
—Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2025
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Mark Cooper, The Athletic, 5 Feb. 2025
To aid you with planning out your personal Civilization 7 launch day, find the Civ 7 release times for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch in your time zone below.
—Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
Red-eyes typically only operate eastbound due to the time lost covering the three time zones that separate Pacific Time and Eastern Time.
—Edward Russell, Travel + Leisure, 3 Feb. 2025
Appropriately, the group's music often lifts you to a somewhat liminal state, swaying between altitudes and time zones.
—Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2025
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“Time zone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/time%20zone. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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