daylight saving
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- noun
- /ˈdeɪˌlaɪt ˈseɪvɪŋ/
- US
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- By 1966, some 100 million Americans were observing Daylight Saving Time through their own local laws and customs.
- daylight saving time
And then the best example is when the when the daylight saving time changes, particularly when we have to wake up one hour early.
- And then the best example is when the when the daylight saving time changes, particularly when we have to wake up one hour early.
Examples
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I was going to title this "Five Ways to Have a Cozy Night," but with Daylight Saving Time here, it gets dark unbelievably early.
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But it's probably easier to do now than at the start of summer since daylight saving is coming on Sunday.
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But there is one giant benefit to daylight saving, and that is that we gain an hour in the day on Sunday.
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The only thing daylight saving time is actually saving is happiness.
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In Minnesota, on daylight saving time, within a month of the longest day of the year, it stays light pretty late.
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The Reserve opens at 9 a.m. and closes at 7 p.m. during daylight saving time and 5 p.m. otherwise.
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I'm even resenting the extra hour we get this weekend at the end of daylight saving time because that's one more hour to wait before this is all over.
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Please remember to adjust your clocks forward one hour for daylight saving time this weekend.
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Many people enjoy the longer evenings that daylight saving brings during the summer months.
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In my region, daylight saving time begins in March and ends in November every year.
Synonyms
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People set clocks one hour ahead in spring to make evenings lighter
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To move clocks forward by one hour in the warmer months to make evenings lighter
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People turn clocks forward one hour in summer to make evenings lighter
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound combines 'daylight' (sunlight) with 'saving' (conserving), so a learner who knows both words can infer it refers to conserving or extending daylight—i.e., an intervention to make more daylight available in the evening. While the specific mechanism (changing clocks) is cultural knowledge, the basic purpose is transparently derivable from the constituents.
Etymology
Daylight saving comes from the idea of 'saving' the daylight by 'setting clocks forward' one hour in spring so evenings have more sun. That's why it means 'moving clocks forward to get more light in the evening'.