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daylight saving time

Legal time for a given zone that is one hour later than the standard time based on universal coordinated time (see time). It is used to provide additional daylight during the summer at the end of the usual working day.



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TODAY marks the conjunction of two important events: It's the first regular working day since daylight-saving time ended at 2 a.
The effects of a plan to extend daylight-saving time by four weeks is unclear, according to a Denver Post editorial.
Fall Back: Daylight-saving time ends the last day of October, so if you forget to set your clocks back one hour on Sunday (31st), you might show up for work an hour early on Monday.
 
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