daylight saving time

Frequency: 8.521.5 per million words

Refers to the system of advancing clocks during summer months to extend evening daylight.

daylight savingdaylight saving + NOUN

Categories:

time

Examples (10)

  • Don't forget that daylight saving time begins this Sunday.
  • Do we lose an hour of sleep when daylight saving time starts?
  • The switch to daylight saving time can disrupt some people's sleep patterns.
  • The main purpose of daylight saving time was to make better use of natural daylight.
  • We'll set our clocks back an hour when daylight saving time ends in the autumn.
  • Not all countries observe daylight saving time, which can complicate international scheduling.
  • I love the long evenings we get during daylight saving time.
  • Arizona is one of the few US states that does not observe daylight saving time.
  • The debate over the benefits of daylight saving time continues every year.
  • My phone automatically adjusts for daylight saving time, but my oven clock does not.