单词	standard time
释义	standard time noun : the time of a region or country that is established by law or general usage as civil time (see civil sense 5) … the advent of the railway system and its demand for accurate timetables created the need for standard time and GMT became the legal standard time of Britain in 1880. John Sallnow specifically : the mean time of a meridian that is a multiple of 15 arbitrarily applied to a local area or to one of the 24 time zones and designated as a number of hours earlier or later than Greenwich Mean Time At a little after nine Central Standard Time on the night of Monday, April 13, 1970 there was, high in the western sky, a tiny flare of light that in some respects resembled a star exploding far away in our galaxy. Henry S. F. Cooper Jr. Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web Starbucks said there isn’t a standard time for drive-through service because each location is unique, but that service in 50 seconds or less is ideal. WSJ, 31 Aug. 2022 So in November 2023, daylight saving time would be the new standard time. Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 16 Mar. 2022 The bill, which was proposed in the Texas Legislature in 2019 and made its way to the Senate this week, would make Daylight Saving Time the new permanent, standard time. Emma Specter, Vogue, 15 Mar. 2022 No arrangement would make everyone happy, but of the three available options—our current system, permanent DST, or permanent standard time—the Senate is proposing what seems to be the worst one. Joe Pinsker, The Atlantic, 23 Mar. 2022 Eighteen states have already made Daylight Saving Time permanent, while Arizona and Hawaii remain on standard time the whole year. Grayson Quay, The Week, 19 Mar. 2022 One study notes our bodies never adjust to daylight saving time, reducing our sleep by 19 minutes per night until standard time is restored. Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2022 A third of Americans would prefer to have standard time extended to all year round. Jennifer De Pinto, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2022 After nearly all Americans set their clocks back on Nov. 7 to usher in standard time, the sun came up over New York City at 6:33 a.m. ET and set at 4:45 p.m. NBC News, 16 Mar. 2022 See More Word History First Known Use 1861, in the meaning defined above Kids Definition standard time noun : the time established by law or by common usage over a region or country
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