Phrase guide

standard time

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Time as measured by synchronizing clocks in different geographical locations within a time zone to the same time, rather than using the local meridian, as in local mean time or solar time.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: slow time

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: civil time, local 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

35 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: стандартно време (standartno vreme) — synchronized clock time in each graphical locations
  • Chinese Cantonese: 標準時間 /标准时间 (biu1 zeon2 si4 gaan1) — synchronized clock time in each graphical locations
  • Chinese Mandarin: 標準時間 /标准时间 (biāozhǔn shíjiān) — synchronized clock time in each graphical locations
  • Chinese Mandarin: 標準時 /标准时 (biāozhǔnshí) — synchronized clock time in each graphical locations
  • Czech: standardní čas — synchronized clock time in each graphical locations
  • Danish: normaltid — synchronized clock time in each graphical locations
  • Dutch: standaardtijd — synchronized clock time in each graphical locations
  • Estonian: vööndiaeg — synchronized clock time in each graphical locations
  • Finnish: normaaliaika — synchronized clock time in each graphical locations
  • French: heure normale — synchronized clock time in each graphical locations
  • German: Zonenzeit — synchronized clock time in each graphical locations
  • Greek: επίσημη ώρα (epísimi óra) — synchronized clock time in each graphical locations
  • Hindi: मानक समय (mānak samay) — synchronized clock time in each graphical locations
  • Indonesian: waktu standar — synchronized clock time in each graphical locations
  • Japanese: 標準時 (hyōjunji) — synchronized clock time in each graphical locations
  • Japanese: 標準時間 (hyōjunjikan) — synchronized clock time in each graphical locations
  • Korean: 표준시 (pyojunsi) — synchronized clock time in each graphical locations
  • Korean: 표준시간 (pyojunsigan) — synchronized clock time in each graphical locations
  • Navajo: nátʼą́ą́ʼ náádaʼdeeskidgo — synchronized clock time in each graphical locations
  • Norwegian: normaltid — synchronized clock time in each graphical locations
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: normaltid — synchronized clock time in each graphical locations
  • Persian: زمان استاندارد — synchronized clock time in each graphical locations
  • Polish: czas strefowy — synchronized clock time in each graphical locations
  • Portuguese: horário padrão — synchronized clock time in each graphical locations
  • Russian: станда́ртное вре́мя (standártnoje vrémja) — synchronized clock time in each graphical locations
  • Russian: декре́тное вре́мя (dekrétnoje vrémja) — synchronized clock time in each graphical locations
  • Russian: поясное время (pojasnoje vremja) — synchronized clock time in each graphical locations
  • Serbo-Croatian: стандардно време — synchronized clock time in each graphical locations
  • Serbo-Croatian: стандардно вријеме — synchronized clock time in each graphical locations
  • Serbo-Croatian: standardno vreme — synchronized clock time in each graphical locations
  • Serbo-Croatian: standardno vrijeme — synchronized clock time in each graphical locations
  • Slovak: pásmový čas — synchronized clock time in each graphical locations
  • Spanish: hora estándar — synchronized clock time in each graphical locations
  • Swedish: normaltid — synchronized clock time in each graphical locations
  • Thai: เวลามาตรฐาน — synchronized clock time in each graphical locations