British Summer Time

British  

noun

1.  BST.  time set one hour ahead of Greenwich Mean Time: used in Britain from the end of March to the end of October, providing an extra hour of daylight in the evening Compare daylight-saving time

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British Summer Time

Germany's experiment quickly caught on and within weeks several other nations followed suit, including the UK, which adopted the system under the name British Summer Time.

From BBC ● Mar. 27, 2026

Many other countries followed suit just a few weeks later, including the UK where it was named British Summer Time.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2025

Take That are due to headline the British Summer Time festival in Hyde Park, London, on 1 July.

From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2023

"The code looks great, however there's a problem with the shift to British Summer Time, so it thinks March has 30 days," he says.

From BBC ● Mar. 30, 2023

The BBC reports that the shutdown, which was cleared up by 6:05PM British Summer Time, meant that at least a few flights had to be diverted or canceled.

From The Verge ● Jul. 18, 2022