Definition

Noun: * Daylight Saving Time (DST): A system of adjusting official clocks forward by one hour from standard time during the summer months, typically to make better use of natural daylight in the evenings. The period when this adjusted time is in effect.

Usage

• Daylight savings is an uncountable noun. It refers to the system or the period itself, not a single instance.
• It is often used in the full phrase daylight saving time.
• Common verbs used with it include: , , , , .

Examples

• Noun:
  • Daylight savings begins this Sunday; remember to set your clocks forward.
  • I always feel tired for a week after the start of daylight savings.
  • Not all countries observe daylight savings.

Advanced Usage

• "To spring forward": A common phrase meaning to set clocks forward one hour at the start of daylight saving time.
  • We spring forward in March and fall back in November.
• "To fall back": A common phrase meaning to set clocks back one hour at the end of daylight saving time, returning to standard time.

Variants and Related Words

• Daylight Saving Time (DST): The full and more precise term. "Daylight savings" is a common informal variant.
• Summer time: The term used for this system in many other English-speaking countries (e.g., the UK, Australia).
• Standard time: The official local time for a region when daylight saving time is not in effect.

Synonyms

• Summer time (chiefly British English)

Antonyms

• Standard time

Related Phrases

• "Daylight saving" (adjective): Used to describe the time system (e.g., , ).
  • The daylight saving period ends in autumn.
• "During daylight savings": Indicates something happening within that time period.
  • The park stays open later during daylight savings.

Noun

1. time during which clocks are set one hour ahead of local standard time; widely adopted during summer to provide extra daylight in the evenings