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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

The steamers in summer time tables alternated, the one leaving at 3 p.m., remaining over night and making the early trip from the river in the following morning.

From A Century of Sail and Steam on the Niagara River by Barlow Cumberland

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