MST
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The standard time in North America's Mountain Time Zone, seven hours behind UTC
- noun
- US
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MST
- She always checks the time difference before calling her friend in MST.
- MST program
- MST effectiveness
- MST treatment
Examples
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In the United States, the acronym MST is often used as a synonym for MEMS—microelectromechanical systems.
Academic text (1997) -
The meeting is set for 10 a.m. MST, so please be on time.
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You can watch the premiere of Red Sand online at 4 PM MST on YouTube.
Blog text (5) -
When planning my trip, I noticed that flights were cheaper at 3 p.m. MST.
Synonyms
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A time zone seven hours behind Greenwich Mean Time used in US and Canadian mountain states
is the abbreviated form for that same standard time
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Time used in parts of the United States and Canada, for example Denver
is given instead by its fixed offset seven hours behind UTC
Surface Forms
Etymology
MST is the short form of Mountain Standard Time, which means the 'standard' clock used in the 'mountain' region. Think of it like other time codes such as EST or PST, and in North America it is seven hours behind Coordinated Universal Time ('UTC').