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.

---

local time British  

noun

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

---

Etymology

Origin of local time

First recorded in 1825–35

Example Sentences

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is scheduled to deliver a speech in Taipei on Monday morning local time.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket exploded at about 21:00 local time during a routine test of its engines.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

The U.K. giant did not identify those concerns in a statement it issued at 12:19 p.m. local time, as opposed to most of its corporate announcements that are made at 7 a.m.

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

Witnesses in Gaza City said they heard loud explosions in Al-Rimal neighborhood around 8 p.m. local time.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 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