Pacific time

noun

: the time of the eighth time zone west of Greenwich that includes the Pacific coastal region of the U.S. see time zone illustration

Examples of Pacific time in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Home, road, sea level, altitude, Pacific time zone, Mountain time zone, different starting lineups — same thing. Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2024 Around 9pm tonight Pacific time will mark 1000 sols that Ingenuity has been on the surface since her deployment from the Perseverance rover. IEEE Spectrum, 26 Jan. 2024 The plane took off about 5:06 p.m. Pacific time and had reached 16,300 feet before descending, according to flight data published by the flight-tracking website Flightradar24. Adela Suliman, Washington Post, 6 Jan. 2024 The four-hour window from 6 to 11 p.m. Pacific time Monday is expected to be the busiest shopping period of all, with spending projected at nearly $4 billion, according to Adobe Analytics data. Carly Olson, Los Angeles Times, 24 Nov. 2023 Presale for the residency begins Wednesday and tickets go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. Pacific time. Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2023 The tip times are all mid-day and, in the case of the game at Boise State, as early as 10 a.m. Pacific time. Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Oct. 2023 Kevin Allen told reporters in a news briefing that the shooting was reported at about 11 a.m. Pacific time at Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center in Northwest Portland. Faris Tanyos, CBS News, 22 July 2023 The drawing is scheduled for 7:59 p.m. Pacific time on Friday, Jan. 13. oregonlive, 13 Jan. 2023

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Word History

Etymology

Pacific Ocean

First Known Use

1880, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Pacific time was in 1880

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“Pacific time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Pacific%20time. Accessed 18 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

Pacific time

noun
: the time of the 8th time zone west of Greenwich that includes the Pacific coastal region of the U.S. see time zone illustration
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