Central Time

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Central Time

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From Central + Time.

proper noun

The time zone in central North America corresponding to UTC minus six hours during standard time, and UTC minus five hours during daylight saving time.
Similar: Central Standard Time Zone, Central Time Zone, CT
The time zone in central Europe corresponding to UTC plus one hour.
The time zone in central Australia corresponding to UTC plus 9:30 hours.

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@misc{central_time_2026,
  title = {Central Time},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/central%20time},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}