Meanings
- A time zone, two hours ahead of UTC, observed year-round by the countries of Eswatini, Lesotho and South Africa; UTC+02:00.
Synonyms: SAST
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA time zone, two hours ahead of UTC, observed year-round by the countries of Eswatini, Lesotho and South Africa; UTC+02:00.
Origin
From South African (“of, from, or pertaining to South Africa”) + standard time (“time as measured by synchronising clocks in different geographical locations within a specific area to the same time zone”). Coined 1903.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
South African Standard Time. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/South%20African%20Standard%20Time
“South African Standard Time.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/South%20African%20Standard%20Time. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “South African Standard Time,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/South%20African%20Standard%20Time.
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