Central Standard Time

English

The Central Standard Time zone is the large portion in yellow right of center on the map.

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

Central Standard Time

1. The time of day in the time zone that encompasses a central portion of the United States.

   Synonym: Main Standard Time

   • 1971, Lyndon Johnson, “The Beginning”, in The Vantage Point‎^[1], Holt, Reinhart & Winston, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 10:

     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.

Translations

time zone

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 北美中部時間／北美中部时间

• Finnish: Yhdysvaltain keskinen aika
• Japanese: 中部標準時 (ちゅうぶひょうじゅんじ, chūbu hyōjunji)
• Korean: 중부 표준시(中部標準時) (jungbu pyojunsi)

See also

• CST
• CDT