hour change

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hour change (plural hour changes)

  1. The changing of clocks one hour forward or backward, in line with daylight saving time.
    • 1908, Parliamentary papers, Great Britain: House of Commons:
      Speaking of the convenience of the community, is the hour change better than the two hours, or not?
    • 1949, Frank Hope-Jones, Electrical timekeeping:
      [] but the profession as such had no grounds for opposing Daylight Saving in general or the hour change in particular []
    • 1982 April 26, Jet, volume 62, number 7:
      The hour change means you'll lose some sleep but gives you more time for fun in the sun.