How to Use standard time in a Sentence

standard time

noun
Definition of standard timenext
  • Tonight: The sun sets at 5 p.m. on this first day of standard time.
    — Washington Post, 7 Nov. 2021
  • The mice who lived longest in the study ate from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m., standard time.
    — Dallas News, 7 July 2022
  • That, of course, is the shift from daylight to standard time.
    — Washington Post, 31 Oct. 2020
  • The ones that differ from the standard time are marked below in bold.
    — The Enquirer, 22 Oct. 2021
  • Close by was the 30% who wanted standard time all year around.
    — Harry Enten, CNN, 12 Mar. 2022
  • If the rivers run faster in the future on average, the clock will get ahead of standard time.
    — Jonathon Keats, Discover Magazine, 8 Apr. 2021
  • The Uniform Time Act allows states to opt-out and stay in standard time all year.
    — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 29 Jan. 2024
  • This option would require the state to stay on standard time year round.
    — Maya Wei-Haas, National Geographic, 8 Mar. 2019
  • That gives most states about 7.5 months of daylight saving time and 4.5 months of standard time.
    — Brandon Holveck, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2020
  • The four or so months between these dates observe what's known as standard time.
    — Maya Wei-Haas, National Geographic, 8 Mar. 2019
  • An hour of darkness is gained as states return to standard time.
    — Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 19 Jan. 2024
  • They are then turned back to standard time on the first Sunday of November.
    — John Sharp, al, 28 Apr. 2021
  • Serve chilled: With the end of summer and arrival of standard time, parklet dining has lost its charm.
    — Willie Brown, SFChronicle.com, 7 Nov. 2020
  • Arizona and Hawaii do not observe DST and stay on standard time all year long.
    — Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al, 9 Mar. 2021
  • Clocks are set back one hour to standard time on the first Sunday of November.
    — Mike Cason | McAson@al.com, al, 13 May 2021
  • On the first Sunday of November, at 2 a.m., clocks fall back an hour to standard time.
    — Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 8 Mar. 2024
  • Georgia is one state that's in the process of enacting standard time year-round.
    — Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 9 Mar. 2021
  • Sunset time is just after 5 p.m. on this first day of standard time.
    — Molly Robey, Washington Post, 5 Nov. 2023
  • States either have to change the clocks at a specified time or stick with standard time throughout the year.
    — Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2023
  • Most areas will stick to the standard time of 6-8 p.m. on Oct. 31, but a few cities and villages will deviate.
    — Briana Rice, Cincinnati.com, 24 Oct. 2019
  • Sunrise came after the start of the school day in midwinter, and that fall U.S. returned to standard time.
    — Melody Gutierrez, SFChronicle.com, 21 June 2018
  • Proponents of staying on standard time year-round say the same thing.
    — The Arizona Republic, 13 Oct. 2022
  • Hawaii and most of Arizona decided to adopt just standard time more than 50 years ago.
    — Diana Kwon, Scientific American, 29 Oct. 2020
  • Many Alabamians have a tough time adjusting to the switch to standard time.
    — Leigh Morgan, al, 19 Nov. 2021
  • The state reverted back to standard time starting in 1968.
    — Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 14 Aug. 2023
  • The time change on Sunday brings everyone to standard time.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 3 Nov. 2019
  • The Uniform Time Act of 1966 only allows for states to observe standard time all year around.
    — Harry Enten, CNN, 12 Mar. 2022
  • But experts say standard time is better for our health.
    — oregonlive, 5 Nov. 2022
  • Any state can opt out of daylight-saving time and stay in year-round standard time under the Uniform Time Act.
    — Joseph De Avila, WSJ, 4 Nov. 2022
  • Doctors and scientists argue that standard time is better for our health.
    — Diba Mohtasham, NPR, 8 Mar. 2024

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