military time
Americannoun
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Military. time as reckoned over 24 hours, in which hours in the day are numbered from 0 to 24: in speech, often followed by hundred when the time is on the hour, and preceded by zero when the hour is a single digit.
We leave at five in the morning or, in military time, zero five hundred.
The message came through at 17:30 military time.
Etymology
Origin of military time
First recorded in 1945–50
Example Sentences
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“The block-by-block fighting … is costing the Russian military time, initiative, and combat power,” according to the report.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 20, 2022
The Navy in early February appealed that order, and at the time Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks said the appeal would give the military time “to make evidence-based and transparent decisions.”
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 7, 2022
The two red paper fliers appeared on Nov. 13, 2021, and even included, in military time, when they were posted on the building, 13:08 hours.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 29, 2022
There is no shortage of reasons service in the military, time spent seeing things unimaginable to so many Americans, would trigger mental health issues.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 29, 2021
A Timex watch with a second hand and a real leather band and numbers for regular time and numbers for military time.
From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt
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