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summer time

American  

noun

  1. Chiefly British. daylight-saving time.


summer time British  

noun

  1. any daylight-saving time, esp British Summer Time

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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A Stage 1 vote on Liberal Democrat MSP Liam McArthur’s bill for Scotland will take place around summer time.

From BBC • Nov. 24, 2024

Around the world, in spring and summer time, birds sing every morning in the daily dawn chorus.

From Science Daily • Dec. 12, 2023

After a smaller “special edition” of the convention during the Thanksgiving holiday in 2021, Comic-Con returned in full last year, taking back its usual summer time slot.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 19, 2023

During his Sunday blessing, Francis called on pilgrims to keep praying for peace, "even during summer time and especially for Ukrainian people".

From Reuters • Jul. 2, 2023

Below it swings a sort of hold, hung by chains between the wheels, and in the summer time the top has garden seats.

From Kipps The Story of a Simple Soul by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)

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