Illustration of time zone
- A Pacific time
- B mountain time
- C central time
- D eastern time
time zone
noun
: a geographic region within which the same standard time is used
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Based on my conversations, here are some common workarounds children use in their attempts to bypass Apple’s Screen Time restrictions: Changing the time zone. 
Julie Jargon, WSJ, 3 Sep. 2022 The team will travel two days early, giving themselves an extra day to practice in the conditions and adjust to the time zone. Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 3 Sep. 2022 The anchors for the program will depend on the time zone, as the newscast will be live across the country, using the hours shown on the NBC News Now stream. Stephen Battaglio Los Angeles Times (tns), al, 4 Aug. 2022 The anchors for the program will depend on the time zone, as the newscast will be live across the country, using the hours shown on the NBC News Now stream. Stephen Battagliostaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2022 As exciting as that sounds, when employees work abroad or in another time zone, the opportunities for in-person interaction diminish. David Morel, Forbes, 21 June 2022 The timepiece and that dual time zone mechanism are powered by Patek’s 324 S C FUS self-winding mechanical movement. Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 6 June 2022 Its complications include turning northern and southern hemisphere globes, a second time zone indicator plus day and night displays. Bernd Fischer, Men's Health, 5 May 2022 And while the nine-hour time difference between Los Angeles and Europe makes venues in the Eastern time zone more logical choices to host the final, the 1994 championship game was played in Pasadena without complaint. Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2022 See More
Julie Jargon, WSJ, 3 Sep. 2022 The team will travel two days early, giving themselves an extra day to practice in the conditions and adjust to the time zone. Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 3 Sep. 2022 The anchors for the program will depend on the time zone, as the newscast will be live across the country, using the hours shown on the NBC News Now stream. Stephen Battaglio Los Angeles Times (tns), al, 4 Aug. 2022 The anchors for the program will depend on the time zone, as the newscast will be live across the country, using the hours shown on the NBC News Now stream. Stephen Battagliostaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2022 As exciting as that sounds, when employees work abroad or in another time zone, the opportunities for in-person interaction diminish. David Morel, Forbes, 21 June 2022 The timepiece and that dual time zone mechanism are powered by Patek’s 324 S C FUS self-winding mechanical movement. Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 6 June 2022 Its complications include turning northern and southern hemisphere globes, a second time zone indicator plus day and night displays. Bernd Fischer, Men's Health, 5 May 2022 And while the nine-hour time difference between Los Angeles and Europe makes venues in the Eastern time zone more logical choices to host the final, the 1994 championship game was played in Pasadena without complaint. Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1892, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
time zone
noun
: a geographic region within which the same standard time is used