time difference

noun

The difference between one measurement of time and another; the length of a time interval.

“I want to call Nick – what's the time difference between here and Hong Kong?”

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Meanings

nountime difference (plural time differences)

plural time differences

  1. The difference between one measurement of time and another; the length of a time interval.
  2. The difference in clocktime between two or more different time zones.

    I want to call Nick – what's the time difference between here and Hong Kong?

    Synonyms: time change

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe difference in clocktime between two or more different time zones.

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time change

Translations

Arabic فَارِق اَلتَّوْقِيت
  • فَارِق اَلتَّوْقِيت (fāriq at-tawqīt)difference of time between measurements
Chinese Mandarin 時差 /时差
  • 時差 /时差 (shíchā)difference of time between measurements
Dutch tijdsverschil
  • tijdsverschildifference of time between measurements
Finnish aikaväli
  • aikavälidifference of time between measurements
French différence de temps
  • différence de tempsdifference of time between measurements
German Zeitunterschied, Zeitverschiebung
  • Zeitunterschieddifference of time between measurements
  • Zeitverschiebungdifference in clock time between two or more different time zones
Hungarian időeltolódás
  • időeltolódásdifference in clock time between two or more different time zones
Japanese 時差
  • 時差 (jisa)difference of time between measurements
Korean 시차
  • 시차 (sicha)difference of time between measurements
Polish różnica czasu
  • różnica czasudifference of time between measurements
Romanian diferență orară
  • diferență orarădifference of time between measurements
Russian ра́зница во вре́мени
  • ра́зница во вре́мени (ráznica vo vrémeni)difference of time between measurements
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APA

time difference. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/time%20difference

MLA

“time difference.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/time%20difference. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “time difference,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/time%20difference.

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