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Mountain Time

Mountain Time

1 3.8
Time used in parts of the United States and Canada, for example Denver
  • noun
  • /ˈmaʊntən taɪm/
  • US
translation icon : Hora de Montaña
  • The meeting is scheduled for 3 PM Mountain Time on Friday.

Examples

  • There are actually four sessions: two on Saturday starting at 10 AM and 2 PM Mountain Time, and two more on Sunday also at 10 AM and 2 PM Mountain Time.

    Blog text (34)

  • Thursday-Monday: 7:00 AM - 3:30 PM Mountain Time.

    Blog text (9)

  • In the mountain time zone, mayhaps.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • Mountain Time, GMOs are on the menu.

    Blog text (19)

  • The links will close in two weeks, next Friday at 10 PM (Mountain Time).

    Blog text (23)

  • There are actually four sessions: two on Saturday starting at 10 AM and 2 PM Mountain Time, and two more on Sunday also at 10 AM and 2 PM Mountain Time.

    Blog text (34)

  • Update (21:52 Mountain Time Monday)

    Blog text (3)

  • He's live every morning from 7 AM to 10 AM (Mountain Time) on Progressive Talk AM 760.

    Blog text (11)

  • ET/PT on FX (check local listings for Central and Mountain Time).

    Blog text (3)

  • When I logged in around 8:00 AM mountain time, AT&T was showing delivery on the 21st, but I had to sort out my second line upgrade for my wife and backed out of the process.

    Blog text (24)

Synonyms

MST
vsMountain Time
  • US
2 3.4

The standard time in North America's Mountain Time Zone, seven hours behind UTC

names the time by reference to a specific meridian rather than a short form
Mountain Standard Time
vsMountain Time
  • US
1 3.1

A time zone seven hours behind Greenwich Mean Time used in US and Canadian mountain states

refers to time tied to a specific meridian rather than only to an hour offset

Surface Forms

Mountain Time singular
Mountain Times plural

Morphology

mountain + time

The meaning 'the standard time in the Mountain Time Zone' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'mountain' (the geographic region) with 'time' (clock time), indicating the time used in the mountain region. This follows the common compositional naming pattern for time zones (e.g., Pacific Time, Eastern Time) and is cross-linguistically transparent, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will likely understand it.

Etymology

Mountain Time comes from the simple idea of the time used by people who live in the mountain area. The name joins Mountain (the place) and Time (the clocks people set), so it now means 'the clock time used in the mountain region'.