[oftenD- S- T-] standard time that is one hour later than the standard time for a given zone based on mean solar time: it is used to give an hour more of daylight at the end of the usual working day
also daylight savings time
daylight saving time
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daylight-saving time
or day·light-sav·ings time
noun
Abbr. DSTTime during which clocks are set one hour or more ahead of standard time to provide more daylight at the end of the working day during late spring, summer, and early fall.
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daylight-savings time
Time during which clocks are set one hour or more ahead of standard time to provide more daylight at the end of the working day during late spring, summer, and early fall. First proposed by Benjamin Franklin, daylight saving time was instituted in various countries during both world wars in the 20th century and was made permanent in most of the United States beginning in 1973. Arizona, Hawaii, most of eastern Indiana, and certain US territories and possessions do not observe daylight saving time.
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Noun
(plural daylight saving times)
- An adjustment of the official time during summer to cause events to be scheduled during daylight hours.
- 2005: answers.firstgov.gov -- Daylight Saving Time is a change in the standard time of each time zone. ... The American law by which we turn our clock forward in the spring and back in the fall is known as the Uniform Time Act of 1966. The law does not require that anyone observe Daylight Saving Time; all the law requires is that if we are going to observe Daylight Saving Time, it must be done uniformly. [1]
Usage notes
See also: time zoneThe form daylight-saving time, with a hyphen, is best grammatically; the phrase "daylight-saving" acts as an adjective describing time. The AP Stylebook and the University Style Guide (of The University of Southern Mississippi) both require this hyphenated form.
Daylight Saving Time, without the hyphen, is the official name in the United States, but is not universally (nor widely) used.
See also usage notes at the former official name, daylight savings time, with an "s" after "saving".
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