daylight saving

American  

Or daylight savings

noun

1. the practice of advancing standard time by one hour in the spring of each year and of setting it back by one hour in the fall in order to gain an extra period of daylight during the early evening.

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Etymology

Origin of daylight saving

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

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daylight saving

The US House of Representatives has voted to make daylight saving time permanent by passing the Sunshine Protection Act on Tuesday.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

“It’s clear that year-round daylight saving time is a popular, commonsense reform that will improve everyday life for millions of Americans,” Buchanan said in a statement to The Times.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026

In 2022, a bill to make daylight saving time permanent was approved by the Senate, but the effort stalled in the House.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026

Meanwhile, the United States Senate, in 2022, unanimously passed a bill to make daylight saving time permanent.

From Slate ● Jun. 6, 2026

There was once a state legislator in Wisconsin who objected to the introduction of daylight saving time despite all the good arguments for it.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos