Illustration of time zone
- A Pacific time
- B mountain time
- C central time
- D eastern time
time zone
noun
: a geographic region within which the same standard time is used
Examples of time zone in a Sentence
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The simple silver sunburst dial shows the time and the tourbillon, while the miniaturized black dial features a second time zone and a day-night indicator.
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Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 13 Apr. 2024
The new lunar time zone, Coordinated Lunar Time (LTC), is all about ensuring the success of future, multinational missions to the moon, said Michelle Hanlon, the executive director of the Center for Air and Space Law at the University of Mississippi.
—Kai McNamee, NPR, 9 Apr. 2024
Establishing a lunar time zone will better enable communications between spacecraft, data transfers, landing, docking and navigation.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Apr. 2024
The White House wants the moon to have its own time zone.
—Sarah Al-Arshani, USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2024
The European Space Agency has also been developing a lunar time zone to help aid future lunar explorations.
—Nik Popli, TIME, 3 Apr. 2024
The country is wider than the United States and straddles three time zones.
—Heather Chen, CNN, 14 Feb. 2024
The new project, also known as Act II from her Renaissance release, has made its way to the U.S. as of midnight Friday, after fans in countries like New Zealand and Australia got a sneak peek of sorts thanks to their time zones.
—Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 29 Mar. 2024
Depending on your time zone, Cowboy Carter will arrive at midnight on Friday.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 28 Mar. 2024
Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 13 Apr. 2024
The new lunar time zone, Coordinated Lunar Time (LTC), is all about ensuring the success of future, multinational missions to the moon, said Michelle Hanlon, the executive director of the Center for Air and Space Law at the University of Mississippi.
—Kai McNamee, NPR, 9 Apr. 2024
Establishing a lunar time zone will better enable communications between spacecraft, data transfers, landing, docking and navigation.
—Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Apr. 2024
The White House wants the moon to have its own time zone.
—Sarah Al-Arshani, USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2024
The European Space Agency has also been developing a lunar time zone to help aid future lunar explorations.
—Nik Popli, TIME, 3 Apr. 2024
The country is wider than the United States and straddles three time zones.
—Heather Chen, CNN, 14 Feb. 2024
The new project, also known as Act II from her Renaissance release, has made its way to the U.S. as of midnight Friday, after fans in countries like New Zealand and Australia got a sneak peek of sorts thanks to their time zones.
—Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 29 Mar. 2024
Depending on your time zone, Cowboy Carter will arrive at midnight on Friday.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 28 Mar. 2024
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“Time zone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/time%20zone. Accessed 20 Apr. 2024.
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