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

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daylight saving

Areas that already do not observe daylight saving time — such as Arizona and Hawaii — would be able to stay on permanent standard time.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026

One place that recently adopted permanent daylight saving time is British Columbia.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026

Current federal law prohibits states from implementing year-round daylight saving time.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026

Of the 51 current members of the House from California — there is one vacancy — 42 backed year-round daylight saving time, namely, 33 Democrats, all eight Republicans and one independent.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 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