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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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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And on Sunday the clocks go back, marking an official end to British Summer Time - and the return to darker evenings as winter draws in.

From BBC • Oct. 25, 2025

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

From BBC • Oct. 11, 2025

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

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2025

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

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2025

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

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