Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

central standard time

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.76 in modern English

Syllables: cen-tral -s-tan-dard- -time
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

7

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The time of day in the time zone that encompasses the majority of the Midwest and the southern United States, as well as Manitoba, the western third of northern Ontario and the majority of the central third of Nunavut in Canada from the first Sunday of November to the second Sunday of March.

Example Sentences

"Coordinate term: Central Daylight Time"
"About 1:20 p.m. Central Standard Time Ken O'Donnell informed us of the President's death. "He's gone," was all he said. A minute or two later Emory Roberts confirmed the tragic news."

Phrases

Alaska Standard Time Atlantic Standard Time Eastern Standard Time Hawaii Time Mountain Standard Time Newfoundland Standard Time Pacific Standard Time

Frequently Paired Words

Alaska Standard Time Atlantic Standard Time Eastern Standard Time Hawaii Time Mountain Standard Time Newfoundland Standard Time Pacific Standard Time

Synonyms

Main Standard Time CST central time

Questions

What does central standard time mean?: The time of day in the time zone that encompasses the majority of the Midwest and the southern United States, as well as Manitoba, the western third of northern Ontario and the majority of the central third of Nunavut in Canada from the first Sunday of November to the second Sunday of March.

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