local time

American  

noun

1. the time based on the meridian through a specific place, as a city, in contrast to that of the time zone within which the place is located; the time in a specific place as compared to that of another place to the east or west.

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local time British  

noun

1. the time in a particular region or area expressed with reference to the meridian passing through it

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Etymology

Origin of local time

First recorded in 1825–35

Example Sentences

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local time

Anchor Colleen Williams later confirmed on air that News Chopper 4 had crashed shortly before 7 p.m. local time Tuesday in Chatsworth, roughly 25 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

Nusrat Osman, 47, was seized at around 12:30 local time on Friday by four men who had been travelling in a grey Nissan Dualis, according to a police statement.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

Eleven people were arrested on site -— four Poles and seven Ukrainians -- caught in bed around 6:00am local time in makeshift dormitories set up near the machinery.

From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026

After a night’s sleep, they will play the 49ers at 10:35 a.m. local time.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

We were scheduled to arrive at Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport at 2:35 a.m. local time, which constituted a thirty-minute journey into the future.

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram