time zone

noun

: a geographic region within which the same standard time is used

Illustration of time zone

Illustration of time zone
  • A Pacific time
  • B mountain time
  • C central time
  • D eastern time

Examples of time zone in a Sentence

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The next puzzle will be available at midnight in your time zone. Mark Cooper, New York Times, 24 July 2025 Cans in a larger-than-life six-pack will drop one-by-one as the clock strikes 4:50 p.m. in each U.S. time zone. Jordyn Noennig, jsonline.com, 23 July 2025 Here's what that means for your time zone: 6am PT 8am Central 9am ET 10am BRT 2pm BST 3pm CEST 6:30pm IST 9pm CST 10pm JST 11pm AEST 1am NZST (July 23) What Will Be In the Pokémon Presents? Ryan Woodrow, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 July 2025 That alignment makes coordination simpler and creative output more consistent, regardless of time zone. Sebastian Bondo Petit, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for time zone

Word History

First Known Use

1882, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of time zone was in 1882

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“Time zone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/time%20zone. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.

Kids Definition

time zone

noun
: a geographic region within which the same standard time is used

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