time zone

1. 1.

   any of the 24 regions of the globe (loosely divided by longitude) throughout which the same standard time is used

   Broaderzone

Questions about time zone

What does time zone mean?

time zone means "any of the 24 regions of the globe (loosely divided by longitude) throughout which the same standard time is used".

Is time zone a common word?

time zone is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.