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Meanings of standard time in English
The official time in a local region (adjusted for location around the Earth); established by law or custom.
Synchronization of clocks within a geographical area or region.
Synonyms
Examples for "civil time"
Examples for "civil time"
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.
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 standard time in English
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.
6
The change was needed because standard time lagged behind that recorded by super-accurate atomic clocks.
7
There is no standard time limit-wheneverthat person has given up, it should be open.
8
Now in the military all commitments to do something carry an almost standard time factor.
9
Both reports were given in eastern standard time.
10
All timestamps are South African standard time.
11
This time may be called the "quickest time," or the " standard time" for the job.
12
This was significantly higher than the 5 per cent increase in errors recorded following the return to standard time.
13
Kick off times are South African standard time and the results will appear as soon as they are available.
14
Both the roads and the public then conformed to the standard time of the zone in which they were.
15
The standard time, date, and place are there, too, but notice the location listing that looks like a link.
16
Things will then return to " standard time" on Sunday 28 October 2018.
This collocation consists of:
Translations for standard time
Portuguese
Standard time through the time
Standard time across language varieties
United States of America
Common