local time
noun
: time based on the meridian through a particular place as contrasted with that of a time zone
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Farrell oversaw the rite of the certification of death and the laying of the body in the coffin in Rome at 8 p.m. local time, according to the Holy See press office.
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James Powel, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
The flight departed on April 7 from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) at 7:07 p.m. local time, landing back at the same airport at 3:02 a.m., FlightAware data showed.
—Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 21 Apr. 2025
April 21 Cardinal Kevin Farrell releases a statement indicating that Pope Francis died at 7:35 a.m. local time.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 21 Apr. 2025
The pontiff died of a cerebral stroke that put him in a coma and led to irreversible heart failure at 7:35 a.m. local time at his residence, the Casa Santa Marta.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 21 Apr. 2025
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James Powel, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
The flight departed on April 7 from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) at 7:07 p.m. local time, landing back at the same airport at 3:02 a.m., FlightAware data showed.
—Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 21 Apr. 2025
April 21 Cardinal Kevin Farrell releases a statement indicating that Pope Francis died at 7:35 a.m. local time.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 21 Apr. 2025
The pontiff died of a cerebral stroke that put him in a coma and led to irreversible heart failure at 7:35 a.m. local time at his residence, the Casa Santa Marta.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 21 Apr. 2025
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“Local time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/local%20time. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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