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

The Iranian navy hadn’t as of Monday local time informed ships in the Gulf via high-frequency radio that the strait has opened, they said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 15, 2026

The US service members were picked up at about 03:30am on Tuesday local time and taken to another location on the water, according to Captain Hawkins.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

The fixture in Charlotte, North Carolina, had kicked off at 16:00 local time, but was suspended in the 86th minute when lightning struck in the area.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

The quake hit at 7:37 a.m. local time about 20 miles south of the municipality of Maasim off the southern island of Mindanao, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Unlike the watch on his wrist, the pocket watch, he had explained to me, was set to the local time in Dacca, eleven hours ahead.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri