British Summer Time
London's spring adjustment
British Summer Time is the United Kingdom's daylight saving time, one hour ahead of Greenwich Mean Time.
Clocks move forward in late March and back in late October.
Often abbreviated BST: The meeting is scheduled for 3 p.m. BST.
The American equivalent is called daylight saving time.
Seasonal hour adjustment
- spring forwardAdvance clocks one hour
- advanceMove or progress forward
- synchronizeAlign timing precisely
- seasonal changeClimate's periodic transformation
watches · timepiece · horology · chronometry
London district, meridian origin
- LondonEngland's capital city
- EnglandLargest British country
- ScotlandNorthern British nation
- WalesCeltic British principality
Northern Ireland · Westminster · Big Ben · prime meridian · Royal Observatory
daylight saving
Seasonal hour adjustment
- spring forwardAdvance clocks one hour
- advanceMove or progress forward
- synchronizeAlign timing precisely
seasonal change · watches · timepiece · horology · chronometry
Greenwich
London district, meridian origin
Wales · Northern Ireland · Westminster · Big Ben · prime meridian · Royal Observatory
spring
Recoiling metal spiral
tulips · warmer · April showers · renewal · greenery · lambing · nesting · budbreak · May Day · Chelsea Flower Show
sunshine
Direct rays from above
golden hour · outdoors · barbecue · picnic · gardening · walking · cycling · leisure · recreation · evening stroll
British Summer TimeGreenwich Mean Time
Prime meridian reference hour
GMT · standard time · winter time · Universal Time · fall back
British, Britain, Briton, Britons, Britishness, summer, summers, summery, summertime