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Central time

American

noun

standard time

Etymology

Origin of Central time

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85

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If you are in the Midwest and in the Central time zone, such as Chicago, back it up an hour and make it 6:01 p.m.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2024

Central time, Starship — the biggest and most powerful rocket ever to fly — lifted off from the coast of South Texas.

From New York Times • Mar. 14, 2024

Central time on the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday — and at a site that may be different from their usual polling place.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 8, 2024

The CW television network will also broadcast the debate in the Eastern and Central time zones.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 6, 2023

There is a N. Y. Central time table on my desk and I am eternally looking up train connections until I feel like a bureau of information.

From Letters of a Dakota Divorcee by Burr, Jane

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