How to Use local time in a Sentence

local time

noun
Definition of local timenext
  • The quake had about a 30-mile depth and occurred in the early hours of Sunday morning local time.
    — Abel Alvarado, CNN, 17 Aug. 2024
  • The train crossed the border into Poland shortly after 8 p.m. local time, which is one hour earlier than the time zone in Kyiv.
    — Ben Brasch, Washington Post, 20 Feb. 2023
  • The incident reportedly happened just before 10 PM local time, when the plane was being towed from a gate to a parking area.
    — Matt Novak, Forbes, 11 Feb. 2023
  • Kemp was booked into a Pierce County jail just before 6 p.m. local time (9 p.m. ET) on a felony drive-by shooting charge, county records showed.
    — Josh Cradduck, NBC News, 9 Mar. 2023
  • On Thursday, the GOP caucus hours are 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. local time.
    — Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2024
  • Dickey was removed from the last exit of the cave at 12:37 a.m. local time.
    — Greg Norman, Fox News, 12 Sep. 2023
  • The train, which was traveling from the city of Leiden to The Hague, veered off track in the village of Voorschoten at 3:25 a.m. local time.
    — Jennifer Hassan, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2023
  • The public on-sale for these shows is Friday at noon local time.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 28 Mar. 2023
  • The general on-sale takes place on Nov. 3 at 10 a.m. local time.
    — Spin Staff, SPIN, 27 Oct. 2023
  • Tickets for all shows will go on sale Feb. 12 at 10 a.m. local time.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 6 Feb. 2024
  • Seavey, meanwhile, was out on the trail and, moose or no, led the race as of Thursday morning local time.
    — Victor Mather, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2024
  • The Football Ferns play the Philippines next on Tuesday local time.
    — Cydney Henderson, USA TODAY, 22 July 2023
  • Hamas had been expected to release the hostages at around 4 p.m. local time.
    — WSJ, 27 Nov. 2023
  • Tickets are set to go on sale Friday, Feb. 23, at 10 a.m. local time at LiveNation.com.
    — Griselda Flores, Billboard, 20 Feb. 2024
  • Tickets for the tour go on sale to the general public on May 17 at 10 a.m. local time.
    — Thania Garcia, Variety, 10 May 2024
  • For the North American dates, tickets will go on sale April 5 at 10 a.m. local time.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 27 Mar. 2024
  • Polls are open from 6 a.m. - 6 p.m. local time Tuesday.
    — Kaitlin Lange, The Indianapolis Star, 6 May 2024
  • Tickets for the tour will go on sale starting Friday, May 17 at 10 a.m. local time at thenewworldtour.com.
    — Ilana Kaplan, Peoplemag, 13 May 2024
  • Tickets for the tour will go on sale July 1 at 10 a.m. local time via Live Nation.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 25 June 2024
  • The explosion at the building erupted at about 1 p.m. local time.
    — Eric Nagourney, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2023
  • General on sale kicks of Nov. 17 at 10 a.m. local time.
    — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 9 Nov. 2023
  • The eruption began at 10:17 p.m. local time on Monday, the Met Office said.
    — Ragnhildur Sigurdardottir, Fortune Europe, 19 Dec. 2023
  • Ticket sales for the tour begin Friday, March 31 at 10 a.m. local time.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 28 Mar. 2023
  • What about: Polls are open until 8 p.m. local time in Michigan.
    — Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press, 6 Aug. 2024
  • Tickets will go on sale on Friday at 10 a.m. local time.
    — Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 5 Dec. 2023
  • No seats have been designated for the media, and spots for the next court day open daily at 8:30 a.m. local time.
    — Bill Chappell, NPR, 2 Apr. 2024
  • It is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. local time Friday, according to the post.
    — Christina Maxouris, CNN, 30 Mar. 2023
  • The general sale will begin April 12 at 10 a.m. local time via anitta.com.
    — Thania Garcia, Variety, 8 Apr. 2024
  • Tickets for the shows go on sale on Dec. 8 at 10 a.m. local time, while presale tickets will be made available on Dec. 7.
    — Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 5 Dec. 2023
  • Experts are predicting favorable conditions for this year’s show, particularly because the moon will set by around 11:30 p.m. local time, which means the shooting stars will not be washed out by bright moonlight.
    — Denise Chow, NBC News, 10 Aug. 2024

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