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

Recent Examples on the Web The Las Cruces Police Department shared on Facebook that first responders were dispatched to a crash at a Savers located on north Main Street in Las Cruces just before 10 a.m. local time on Tuesday, April 30. Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 1 May 2024 Mint Butterfield, 16, was found in San Francisco at 11:30 p.m. local time Saturday, the Marin County Sheriff's Office said in a statement Sunday. Rebecca Cohen, NBC News, 28 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for local time 

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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 6 May. 2024.

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