local time

noun

: time based on the meridian through a particular place as contrasted with that of a time zone

Examples of local time in a Sentence

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Connections is released at midnight in your local time zone, so be sure to check back with Newsweek daily for more helpful clues and answers. Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 8 Feb. 2025 Families of everyone on board have been notified as of 9 a.m. local time Friday, the Nome Volunteer Fire Department said. Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2025 Fort Worth police said the car was found in the pond on the golf course at the Rivercrest Country Club in the 1500 block of Western Avenue shortly after 8 a.m. local time on Thursday, Jan. 30, according to ABC affiliate WFAA and NBC affiliate KDFW. Abigail Adams, People.com, 6 Feb. 2025 The incident occurred around noon local time inside Campus Risbergska — a school for adult education — located on a campus where other schools, including those for children, are based. Alexandra Banner, CNN, 5 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for local time 

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1703, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of local time was circa 1703

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“Local time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/local%20time. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.

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