Daylight Savings (Noun)
Meaning
Time during which clocks are set one hour ahead of local standard time; widely adopted during summer to provide extra daylight in the evenings.
Classification
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations.
Examples
- The city observes daylight savings from March to November to make better use of natural light during the summer months.
- During daylight savings, people often find it difficult to adjust their sleep patterns to the new time.
- The energy-saving benefits of daylight savings have been debated by experts and researchers in recent years.
- The government decided to extend daylight savings by two weeks to coincide with the school holidays.
- Some countries near the equator do not observe daylight savings as the daylight hours remain relatively consistent throughout the year.