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Standard time   /stˈændərd taɪm/   Listen
Standard time

noun
1.
The official time in a local region (adjusted for location around the Earth); established by law or custom.  Synonyms: civil time, local time.



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"Standard time" Quotes from Famous Books



... relatively small number of motions in a given time; slow also applies to that which is a relatively long while in beginning or accomplishing something; a watch or a clock is said to be slow when its indications are behind those of the standard time. Tardy is applied to that which is behind the proper or desired time, especially in doing a work or arriving at a place. Deliberate and dilatory are used of persons, tho the latter may be used ...
— English Synonyms and Antonyms - With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions • James Champlin Fernald



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