standard time
Example Sentences
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Current federal law does not permit making daylight saving permanent, but it does allow states to opt into permanent standard time — which only Arizona and Hawaii have done.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2026
Many see the beginning of standard time as a mild annoyance.
From Slate • Oct. 31, 2025
Most carbon removal credits have a standard time frame of 100 years, according to Erica Dorr, who leads the climate team at Riverse, a carbon crediting platform in France.
From Salon • Mar. 7, 2025
Hawaii and most of Arizona don’t make the spring switch, sticking to standard time year-round along with Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam and the U.S.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 7, 2024
This device is not so valuable now as standard time is universally used.
From How Girls Can Help Their Country by Low, Juliette Gordon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
