How to Use central time in a Sentence

central time

noun
  • All times on the map are Central time.
    — William B. Davis, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
  • All times above are Central time.
    — William B. Davis, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
  • All times above are Central time.
    — William B. Davis, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2026
  • That game was also an early start on the road in the central time zone.
    — Shawn Windsor, Detroit Free Press, 25 Feb. 2018
  • What time is Big brother on tonight Central time?
    — Christopher Kuhagen, jsonline.com, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Fireworks will bring the event to a close, ushering in the new year in Central time.
    — Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025
  • Central time after the crew reported an odor in the cabin.
    — Todd Feurer, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Time difference, got to think about, two hours behind central time, so that’s going to play a part in that.
    — Matt Cohen | [email protected], al, 4 Sep. 2023
  • Some parts of Michigan are in central time, however much of the state is in the eastern zone.
    — Francesca Chambers, USA TODAY, 5 Dec. 2022
  • Central time, with a live broadcast on ESPN.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Wilcox said the bears will begin to get adjusted to central time by waking up earlier on Wednesday.
    — Brian Rippee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Sep. 2019
  • Like last year, Nashville’s Big Bash is celebrating both east coast and central time.
    — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 23 Dec. 2024
  • College coaches didn’t waste any time with the new recruiting opportunity here in the central time zone.
    — Joseph Hoyt, Dallas News, 1 Sep. 2020
  • Central time to cast your vote for America's Favorite Player.
    — Christopher Kuhagen, jsonline.com, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Voting is limited to the initial broadcast in the Eastern and Central time zones.
    — Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Votes are only accepted during the initial Eastern and Central time zone broadcasts.
    — Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Votes are only accepted during the initial Eastern and Central time zone broadcasts.
    — Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Votes are only accepted during the initial Eastern and Central time zone broadcasts.
    — Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Central time about 2 miles northwest of Rancho Viejo, Mexico, data from the agency shows.
    — William B. Davis, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2026
  • Chicago native Chance the Rapper will lead the show’s first-ever Central time zone countdown from Chicago.
    — Paul Grein, Billboard, 10 Dec. 2025
  • The Cardinals, however, were in the central time zone facing the Colorado Rockies.
    — Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Large corporations are moving their headquarters here to take advantage of the central time zone, lower costs of doing business and the lure of the Texas lifestyle.
    — Dallas News, 29 Aug. 2021
  • The only team that seems immune to it is Oregon, 4-0 in the Eastern and Central time zones since the Ducks joined the conference.
    — Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
  • And — unlike most of Indiana, which is on Eastern time — Hammond and the rest of the region share Central time with Chicago.
    — Gretchen Kalwinski, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026
  • The game kicked off at noon central time, and the Nittany Lions led 14-7 with just under eight minutes left in the second quarter when the game was stopped due to inclement weather.
    — Daniel Rapaport, SI.com, 4 Nov. 2017
  • In fairness to the NCAA and ESPN, none of the host sites for Sunday’s games are farther west than the Central time zone.
    — Jim Barnes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Mar. 2026
  • Shares are up 15% in the past month and options bulls are piling in, with more than 75,000 calls traded by noon central time Friday, compared with 16,000 puts.
    — Oliver Renick, CNBC, 11 May 2026
  • Viewers on Eastern and Central time will see Knicks-Bucks on NBC and Peacock, then get the late game on Peacock exclusively.
    — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2025
  • For the first time in the show's history, New Year's Rockin' Eve will have a dedicated countdown to midnight in the Central time zone, broadcasting from the Chicago Riverwalk.
    — Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025
  • Central time on Friday and returned to the airport minutes after taking off after the crew reported the smell of fumes in the cockpit, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
    — Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 16 Sep. 2025

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