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Central European Time

British  

noun

  1.  CET.  the standard time adopted by Western European countries one hour ahead of Greenwich Mean Time, corresponding to British Summer Time

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Budapest is on Central European Time, one hour ahead of the UK, and temperatures of 30C are expected during the championships.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2023

Even the hour of our departure - midnight Central European Time - is set by others.

From Washington Times Feb. 5, 2020

Central European Time to authorize a first: He bat-phoned a White House staffer in D.C., instructing him or her to use an autopen to sign the bill.

From Slate Aug. 24, 2011

As the search continued through the night, the information was passed back to Washington where, six hours behind Central European Time, Clinton was receiving an evening briefing from National Security Adviser Anthony Lake.

From Time Magazine Archive

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