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daylight-saving time

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day·light-sav·ing time (dlt-svng) or day·light-sav·ings time (-vngz)
n. Abbr. DST
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.

daylight-saving time
n
(Miscellaneous Technologies / Horology) time set usually one hour ahead of the local standard time, widely adopted in the summer to provide extra daylight in the evening Also called (in the US) daylight time See also British Summer Time

daylight-saving time  (dlt-svng) or 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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Noun1.daylight-saving timedaylight-saving time - time during which clocks are set one hour ahead of local standard time; widely adopted during summer to provide extra daylight in the evenings
time - the continuum of experience in which events pass from the future through the present to the past
Translations
daylight-saving time [ˌdeɪlaɪtˈseɪvɪŋˌtaɪm] N (US) → horario m de verano
daylight-saving time [ˈdeɪlaɪtˈseɪvɪŋtaɪm] n (Am) → ora legale
daylight-saving time [ˈdeɪlaɪtˈseɪvɪŋtaɪm] n (Am) → ora legale


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TODAY marks the conjunction of two important events: It's the first regular working day since daylight-saving time ended at 2 a.
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Fall Back: Daylight-saving time ends the last day of October, so if you forget to set your clocks back one hour on Sunday (31st), you might show up for work an hour early on Monday.
 
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