Indian Time

noun

A notional /cultural system of time which others sometimes derogatorily ascribe to Indians (Native American Culture), and which they sometimes jocularly ascribe to themselves, to account for their supposed tendency to be leisurely, not rigorous about scheduling, and often very early or very tardy.

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Meanings

Indian Time1

nounIndian Time (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAlternative letter-case form of Indian time.

Indian time2

nounIndian time (uncountable)

alternative Indian Time

  1. derogatoryslangsometimesuncountableAmericasA notional /cultural system of time which others sometimes derogatorily ascribe to Indians (Native American Culture), and which they sometimes jocularly ascribe to themselves, to account for their supposed tendency to be leisurely, not rigorous about scheduling, and often very early or very tardy.
  2. South AsiauncountableAny of the time zones of South Asia.
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Indian Time. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Indian%20Time

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“Indian Time.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Indian%20Time. Accessed November 3, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Indian Time,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Indian%20Time.

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