daylight saving time
noun
: time usually one hour ahead of standard time
called also daylight saving, daylight savings, daylight savings time, daylight time
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Hawaii is the other state that does not observe daylight saving time.
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Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2024
The end of daylight saving time is a practice run for the season.
—Kari Leibowitz, TIME, 22 Oct. 2024
In 1918, the U.S. started observing daylight saving time as a wartime measure to save energy, but that lasted for only a year.
—Addy Bink, The Hill, 3 Nov. 2024
Here's when daylight saving time ends in 2024 Why don't Arizona and Hawaii change their clocks?
—Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2024
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Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2024
The end of daylight saving time is a practice run for the season.
—Kari Leibowitz, TIME, 22 Oct. 2024
In 1918, the U.S. started observing daylight saving time as a wartime measure to save energy, but that lasted for only a year.
—Addy Bink, The Hill, 3 Nov. 2024
Here's when daylight saving time ends in 2024 Why don't Arizona and Hawaii change their clocks?
—Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2024
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“Daylight saving time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/daylight%20saving%20time. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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