daylight-saving time

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(dā′līt′sā′ving)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
ˈday•light-ˈsav•ing (or ˈday•light ˈsav•ing) ˌtime, n. [uncountable]
  1. Timetime in which clocks are set one hour ahead of standard time.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
day′light-sav′ing time′  (dā′līt′sā′ving),USA pronunciation 
  1. Timethe civil time observed when daylight saving is adopted in a country or community. Also, day′light-sav′ings time′. 
  • 1905–10

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
daylight-saving time
  1. time set usually one hour ahead of the local standard time, widely adopted in the summer to provide extra daylight in the evening
'daylight-saving time' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
British Summer Time - DST - EDT - fast - fast time - split-time - summer time

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