local time

Clock reading here

Local time is the time observed at a particular location, as opposed to a universal standard like Coordinated Universal Time.

When scheduling across regions, people often specify whose local time applies: The meeting is at 3 p.m. local time.

Flight itineraries typically show arrivals and departures in local time for each destination.

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UTC

Universal time standard

  • GMTGlobal time baseline
  • ESTUTC minus five
  • PSTWestern time abbreviation

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noon

Day's exact middle

nightfall · lunchtime · dinnertime · breakfast · teatime · bedtime · rush hour · happy hour · office hours · workday

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Universal time standard

Greenwich Mean Time · GMT · standard time · world time · atomic time

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Time flowing uniformly everywhere

geological time · deep time

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