summer time

When school's out

Summer time is the season of summer, the warmest months of the year: We spend summer time at the lake.

In British usage, summer time (or summertime) also refers to daylight saving time—the practice of setting clocks forward to extend evening daylight: The clocks go forward when summer time begins.

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sunshine · vacation · road trip · sunglasses · golden hour · picnics · hiking · swimming · ice cream · sunsets · mosquitoes · corn on the cob · heat · pool · outdoors · blooming · sandals · tan

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Coldest annual period

wintertime · winter · winter months · midwinter · autumn

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Regional clock convention

winter time · Greenwich Mean Time · GMT · normal time

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summer timeschool year

Educational period, usually nine months

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