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

In 2018, California voters approved Proposition 7, which was supposed to give the Legislature the authority to impose year-round daylight saving time — but only if the federal government allowed states to do so.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026

Only about one third of the world's countries follow some sort of daylight saving time, and the vast majority of them are in Europe, according to the Pew Research Center.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

Lawmakers in California and other states could opt out making daylight saving time permanent, but would need to decide before the law takes effect, Josh Gregory, a senior advisor to Buchanan, said in an email.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026

He maintained sagely that there is always a trade-off involved in the adoption of any policy, and that if daylight saving time were instituted, curtains and other fabrics would fade more quickly.

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