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Meanings of civil time in English
The official time in a local region (adjusted for location around the Earth); established by law or custom.
Synonyms
Examples for "standard time"
Examples for "standard time"
1
Martial law will take effect beginning this evening at nine p.m. eastern standard time.
2
Kindra Jones goes along with you-we'lltreat it as standard time on the job.
3
State-sanctioned burglary is a lot less romantic than it sounds-especiallyon standard time-and--a-halfpay.
4
In spite of this conflict, however, the " standard time" is gradually approached.
5
The moment of this culminating horror was eleven o'clock and twenty-five minutes, standard time.
1
The new measure will take effect by 1900 local time on Monday.
2
An official inspection of the course is planned for 2pm local time.
3
Bidding will resume at midnight and continue until 6 a.m. local time.
4
The entire road was expected to reopen before 4 p.m. local time.
5
Domestic flights within French Polynesia will stop on Sunday night local time.
Usage of civil time in English
1
It will, however, be necessary to fix much more than one civil time for Europe.
2
Senior research scientist Peter Whibberley said leap seconds were needed to prevent civil time drifting away from Earth time.
3
Elaborate time-tables and transportation cards are in readiness to be put into operation on the instant of mobilization, superseding the civil time-tables of peace.
4
On leaving King Island, Murray, on January 30th ( civil time),* (* In this chapter civil time is given in the author's observations.
5
Sir Robert knew that even in civil times his Government was electorally ignored on the St. Lawrence.
6
The odd Sea-Time of that day, by which July 13 began at noon, July 12, of Civil Time, also causes confusion; writers using them indiscriminatingly.