How to Use time zone in a Sentence

time zone

noun
Definition of time zonenext
  • The White House wants the moon to have its own time zone.
    — Sarah Al-Arshani, USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2024
  • Not too far to the east, not too far to the west in that time zone.
    — NBC News, 20 Mar. 2022
  • All of the teams in Japan play in the same time zone and the trips are shorter.
    — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 16 June 2023
  • Well, live in the East Coast time zone, maybe, but not here on the West Coast.
    — oregonlive, 16 Mar. 2022
  • The Steelers play all 17 games in the Eastern time zone.
    — Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 14 May 2022
  • There are six time zones in the United States alone, and more than 24 in the world.
    — Caralin Nunes, The Arizona Republic, 24 Apr. 2024
  • The islands are on their own time zone, half an hour ahead of the mainland.
    — Hillary Richards, Travel + Leisure, 28 June 2023
  • Still, the pop star found time to support her man from six time zones away across the pond.
    — Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 14 June 2024
  • There’s not one right or wrong way to adjust to your new time zone.
    — Bobby Laurie, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Sep. 2023
  • And a visit takes time, not just to get there, but also to adjust to the time zone.
    — Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY, 10 Feb. 2023
  • The country is wider than the United States and straddles three time zones.
    — Heather Chen, CNN, 14 Feb. 2024
  • But why in the outer world would a time zone for the moon be necessary?
    — Caralin Nunes, The Arizona Republic, 24 Apr. 2024
  • Look what would happen on the other edge of the Eastern time zone.
    — NBC News, 20 Mar. 2022
  • The time zone allows for prime-time television in the East Coast.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 May 2024
  • Some of those require eight teams in the first season spread across at least two time zones.
    — Marisa Ingemi, San Francisco Chronicle, 16 May 2023
  • And now our government wants to make it 8:00 in the Eastern time zone?
    — James Brown, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2022
  • Because of the time zone, Brophy gained an hour and made it within 15 minutes to the gym.
    — Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 28 Dec. 2022
  • Be sure to check your local listings for your time zone.
    — Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 1 July 2022
  • And that Friday night game will be two time zones away for Cincinnati.
    — Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 July 2023
  • In Nebraska, polls open 8 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. in the Central time zone and are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. in the Mountain time zone.
    — Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2022
  • Since the Olympics are in China, all events will be 13 hours ahead of local time in the Eastern time zone.
    — Lori Riley, courant.com, 29 Jan. 2022
  • The Pacific time zone allows it to be televised in prime time in the East.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2024
  • That’s a course in the same time zone and with similar wind patterns as North Texas.
    — Dallas News, 9 May 2022
  • Chicago is same time zone as Texas, easy for my mom to come visit me.
    — Kristine M. Kierzek, Journal Sentinel, 3 Nov. 2022
  • His first several pitches weren’t in the same time zone.
    — Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press, 14 June 2022
  • The exact time the solar eclipse will occur will vary, depending on the state and the time zone.
    — Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 7 Apr. 2024
  • All four of the positions are based in London, which has the same time zone as Nigeria.
    — Manori Ravindran, Variety, 8 Apr. 2022
  • Most sports will have one to two trips — maybe — per year in a different time zone than the Pac-12 footprint.
    — Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2024
  • His favorite is the World Clock, which tracks time in 24 different time zones.
    — Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2024
  • But on the whole, games will be played in nine host cities spread across four time zones — ranging from 13 and 17 hours ahead of U.S. Central Time.
    — Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 17 July 2023

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