Central Standard Time

Central Standard Time

1. The time of day in the time zone that encompasses a central portion of the United States.

   Synonym: Main Standard Time

   • 1971, Lyndon Johnson, “The Beginning”, in The Vantage Point‎^[1], Holt, Reinhart & Winston, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 10:

     About 1:20 p.m. Central Standard Time Ken O'Donnell informed us of the President's death. "He's gone," was all he said. A minute or two later Emory Roberts confirmed the tragic news.

• CST
• CDT