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
I had assumed that switching to year-round standard time also required action at the federal level.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 7, 2024
Those were not the days of standard time, eastern and central, with watches set an hour fast or slow at certain well-known points.
From The Story of Chautauqua by Hurlbut, Jesse Lyman
