time zone
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- noun
- /taɪm zoʊn/
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zona horaria
- When traveling across the country, it's important to know the local time zone to avoid missing appointments.
- different time zones
- time zone differences
- cross time zones
So did you agree on the time zone or what?
- So did you agree on the time zone or what?
- So in LA and BC it is the same time zone.
- Remember, it's huge nine time zones and it's a big threat to Putin's power.
- And we noticed that Ross's time zone on that Jabber server was set to the West Coast.
- And there are others who travel across time zones.
- It's that if we do a vacation, we want to do it within a time zone that doesn't mess us up.
- Your circadian rhythms, your sleep cycle is reset back to that time zone.
- And then it, it changes by when I go to, you know, whatever time zone I'm in.
- These brushes have been through it, sea to shining sea, country to country, time zone to time zone.
- And then when you land, you adjust to the time zone.
Examples
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It's like entering a different time zone.
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London is in a different time zone than New York.
Academic text (1992) -
And again, we'll click on next where we'll keep the time zone as it is.
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No, it's, you know, C in Paris staying on the same time zone as us, right?
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The fact that he was in a different time zone made her miss him more.
Fiction book (1999) -
Remember though, our time zone for this show is very well lined up with Australia.
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The different time zones sometimes prevented a smooth flow of communication.
Academic text (2013) -
So if you are going to participate in them, make sure you that you know what time zone you're in.
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I don't even know what time zone I'm in.
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Schedule meetings at your destination based on the time zone from which you are departing.
Blog text (8)
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a region sharing the same standard time' is directly derivable from combining 'time' (clock/measured moments) with 'zone' (a region or area): it is a transparent noun+noun compound that describes a region defined by time. This compositional pattern is common across languages (e.g., Spanish 'zona horaria'), so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
The compound noun time zone comes from the idea of cutting the world into bands so each band uses the same clock time. Imagine the globe divided into slices, each zone sharing the same time, so the phrase means 'one of the regions where the same time is used'.