Phrase guide

local time

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The official time in a particular region or time zone.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • The race starts at 15.00 local time on Saturday.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Synonym of station time.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: broadcasting, media

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: station time

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

the official time in a local region (adjusted for location around the Earth); established by law or custom

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: civil time, standard time

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: time

Narrower terms: Atlantic Time, Atlantic Standard Time, Eastern Time, Eastern Standard Time, EST, Central Time, Central Standard Time, CST, Mountain Time, Mountain Standard Time, MST, Pacific Time, Pacific Standard Time, PST, Alaska Standard Time, Yukon Time, Hawaii Time, Hawaii Standard Time, Bering Time, Bering Standard Time

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 當地時間 /当地时间 (dāngdì shíjiān) — official time in a particular region or time zone
  • Chinese Mandarin: 本地時間 /本地时间 (běndì shíjiān) — official time in a particular region or time zone
  • Finnish: paikallinen aika — official time in a particular region or time zone
  • Finnish: paikallisaika — official time in a particular region or time zone
  • Galician: hora local — official time in a particular region or time zone
  • German: Ortszeit — official time in a particular region or time zone
  • Hungarian: helyi idő — official time in a particular region or time zone
  • Russian: ме́стное вре́мя (méstnoje vrémja) — official time in a particular region or time zone
  • Spanish: hora local — official time in a particular region or time zone
  • Swedish: lokaltid — official time in a particular region or time zone