British Summer Time

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

Example Sentences

The clocks will go forward again at 01:00 GMT on 29 March 2026, when we return to British Summer Time.

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

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Promoters say sponsors like American Express are important in making events such as Formula One and British Summer Time Hyde Park possible.

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The only thing that smacked of a holiday here was the glorious south-coast weather as British Summer Time arrived - and City had to survive a storm of their own making before securing the win.

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One of the biggest arguments for British Summer Time is that road traffic accidents decrease substantially in the lighter evenings during summer.

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