time switch

British  

noun

1. an electric switch that can be set to operate an appliance, such as a light or an oven, at a particular time

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time switch

But if you haven’t been preparing your pets for the switch, the good news is you can still adjust routines in 15-minute increments in the days after the time switch, Branson said.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 10, 2023

It remains to be seen what contribution the time switch will make in the effort to win over Ukrainian hearts and minds, when even Russians themselves are resistant to such changes.

From New York Times ● Jan. 27, 2023

Farmers don’t give a hoot about DST and in fact strongly opposed it when the time switch was first made in March 1918 as a wartime measure.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 28, 2020

Central. While the Mavericks didn't offer a reason for the time switch, the Cowboys' home playoff game that day starts at 3:40 p.m.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 6, 2017

I have seen him at such a time switch on his green-cheese oratory and hold the House for an hour or two, tense, expectant, submissive under the spell.

From London Days A Book of Reminiscences by Arthur Warren