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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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Hosting the World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico in peak summer time has sparked concerns over the extreme heat conditions teams could face.

From BBC • Dec. 5, 2025

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

Poumbouris said there are no figures on lost productivity as it is difficult to gauge, but that the contractors expect this during summer time.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 14, 2023

For fairy children, not within the bounds Of Queen Titania's realm at morning's dawn, Change into blooming flowers where they stand, And bloom there till the summer time is gone.

From Songs Ysame by Bacon, Albion Fellows

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