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

What was called winter daylight saving time was briefly enacted in 1974.

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

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

In 2018, California voters approved Proposition 7, which gave 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. 22, 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