military time
Americannoun
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Military. time as reckoned over 24 hours, in which hours in the day are numbered from 0 to 24: in speech, often followed by hundred when the time is on the hour, and preceded by zero when the hour is a single digit.
We leave at five in the morning or, in military time, zero five hundred.
The message came through at 17:30 military time.
Etymology
Origin of military time
First recorded in 1945–50
Example Sentences
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It’s a digital clock that’s on military time.
From New York Times • Feb. 1, 2024
Administration officials say they believe that gave the military time to warn hundreds of relatives and friends to leave.
From Washington Post • Jan. 21, 2023
“The block-by-block fighting … is costing the Russian military time, initiative, and combat power,” according to the report.
From Washington Times • Mar. 20, 2022
The Navy in early February appealed that order, and at the time Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks said the appeal would give the military time “to make evidence-based and transparent decisions.”
From Seattle Times • Mar. 7, 2022
A Timex watch with a second hand and a real leather band and numbers for regular time and numbers for military time.
From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt
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