Pacific Daylight Time

proper noun

The time zone that encompasses the West Coast of the United States and Baja California in Mexico from the second Sunday of March to the first Sunday of November, and the province of British Columbia and the territory of Yukon in Canada year-round; it is seven hours behind Coordinated Universal Time (UTC-7), and one hour ahead of Pacific Standard Time.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. The time zone that encompasses the West Coast of the United States and Baja California in Mexico from the second Sunday of March to the first Sunday of November, and the province of British Columbia and the territory of Yukon in Canada year-round; it is seven hours behind Coordinated Universal Time (UTC-7), and one hour ahead of Pacific Standard Time.

    Synonyms: PDT

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounThe time zone that encompasses the West Coast of the United States and Baja California in Mexico from the second Sunday of March to the first Sunday of November, and the province of British Columbia and the territory of Yukon in Canada year-round; it is seven hours behind Coordinated Universal Time (UTC-7), and one hour ahead of Pacific Standard Time.

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PDT

Translations

French heure avancée du Pacifique
  • heure avancée du Pacifiquetime zone
Spanish horario de verano del Pacífico
  • horario de verano del Pacíficotime zone
Cite this entry
APA

Pacific Daylight Time. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pacific%20Daylight%20Time

MLA

“Pacific Daylight Time.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pacific%20Daylight%20Time. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Pacific Daylight Time,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pacific%20Daylight%20Time.

Source: Pacific Daylight Time on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.