time zone
noun
time zone is a noun meaning “A range of longitudes where a common standard time is used” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled T-I-M-E-Z-O-N-E. The plural of time zone is time zones or time-zones.
What does time zone mean?
noun
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A range of longitudes where a common standard time is used.
noun
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Alternative form of time zone.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce time zone?
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-time_zone.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of time zone
- time zones plural
- time-zone
- timezone
- time-zones plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Words people confuse with time zone
Also written: timezone (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Time zone in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense range of longitudes where a common standard time is used:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | fuseau horaire |
| German | Zeitzone |
| Portuguese | fuso horário |
| Spanish | huso horario, zona horaria, fuso horario (disused) |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.