Daylight saving time vs. Daylight savings time

Daylight saving time

/ˈdeɪˌlaɪt ˈseɪvɪŋ taɪm/

The practice of moving the clock forward by one hour during warmer months to extend evening daylight.

Examples:

We set our clocks forward for daylight saving time this weekend.Daylight saving time helps reduce evening energy consumption.Farmers often dislike the disruption of daylight saving time.

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Daylight savings time

/ˈdeɪˌlaɪt ˈseɪvɪŋz taɪm/

A system where clocks are set forward by one hour in spring to extend evening daylight and set back in autumn.

Examples:

Farmers often adjust their routines during daylight savings time.The debate over the benefits of daylight savings time continues.Many countries have different start dates for daylight savings time.

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Ways to tell them apart:

• Daylight saving time is the correct term, but daylight savings time is commonly used in informal speech.
• Remember that saving functions as an adjective here, indicating an action as in saving time.
• The singular form saving relates to the concept of an act, whereas savings is often related to deposits of money, like savings account.
• Consider saving daylight as the core function, which avoids the unnecessary plural form.
• In official usage, daylight saving time is correct, whereas daylight savings time has emerged as a colloquial variant over time.