local time

NOUN

official time of region

Synonyms

WEAK

apparent time correct time exact time right time true time

Example Sentences

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The contest tipped off at around 8:45 local time, and—after plenty of physical play, hard fouls and replay reviews—stretched on for more than two hours and 50 minutes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

The fixture in Charlotte, North Carolina, had kicked off at 16:00 local time, but was suspended in the 86th minute when lightning struck in the area.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is scheduled to give a speech in Taipei Monday morning local time.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

The U.K. giant did not identify those concerns in a statement it issued at 12:19 p.m. local time, as opposed to most of its corporate announcements that are made at 7 a.m.

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

We were scheduled to arrive at Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport at 2:35 a.m. local time, which constituted a thirty-minute journey into the future.

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram