summertimen.

Brit.

/ˈsʌmətʌɪm/, U.S.

/ˈsəmərˌtaɪm/

Forms: see summer n.¹ and time n., int., and conj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: summer n.¹, time n.

Etymology: < summer n.¹ + time n. Compare summertide n. Compare also wintertime n.

1. The season of summer; the time that summer lasts.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > period > year > season > [noun] > summer

summereOE

summerOE

summertidea1325

summer seasonc1390

summertimea1398

summer's time1568

full summer1630

summer season1760

heated term1855

a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) I. ix. vi. 526 In somer tyme [L. estivo tempore] fowlis singiþ and makeþ most melodye.

c1400 (c1378) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Laud 581) (1869) B. xv. l. 94 In somer tyme on trowes, Þere somme bowes ben leued and somme bereth none.

a1425 Of Mynystris in Chirche (Bodl. 788) in T. Arnold Sel. Eng. Wks. J. Wyclif (1871) II. 400 Hete of somer tyme.

tr. Palladius De re Rustica (Duke Humfrey) (1896) x. l. 153 In somer tyme hym liketh wel to glade.

1511 Pylgrymage Richarde Guylforde (Pynson) f. xxij So firste we come to Torrens Cedronn, which in somer tyme is drye.

1596 J. Dalrymple tr. J. Leslie Hist. Scotl. (1895) II. 345 To Dondei, and S. Johnestoune quhair al that selfe seasone of the ȝeir and sommer tyme he consumet.

a1660 Aphorismical Discov. in J. T. Gilbert Contemp. Hist. Ireland (1879) I. 87 About 8 o'clock in the afternoone (somer time) he comaunded the horse to come home and make readie.

1709 J. Browne Ess. True Idea Fund. in Physick xi. 74 The Air too hot, as in Summer-time, or when the Wind blows South.

1778 F. Burney Evelina II. ix. 69 I thought that my cousin would not..have come to town in the summer-time.

1800 W. Wordsworth Hart-leap Well 69 In the summer-time, when days are long, I will come hither.

1846 C. Dickens Battle of Life iii. 151 The withered leaves of many summer times had rustled there.

1885 ‘Mrs. Alexander’ At Bay xi. 173 We've lots of 'em sketching about Denham woods in summer time.

1908 G. H. Lorimer Jack Spurlock iv. 66 The grasshopper isn't the only damphool in the good old summer-time.

1970 R. Dorset In the Summertime (sheet music) 2 In the summertime when the weather is high You can stretch right up an' touch the sky.

2015 Church Times 17 July 48/5 The birds like to sing at dawn in the summertime.

2. Chiefly as two words, and frequently with capital initials, as Summer Time. The standard time (one hour in advance of ordinary time) adopted in some countries during the summer months. Cf. British Summer Time n. at British adj. and n. Compounds 2, double summer-time n. at double adj.¹ and adv. Compounds 1, daylight saving time n. at daylight saving n. Compounds 2.In the British Isles, summer time was first applied in 1916, from 21 May to 30 September. In the United Kingdom summer time currently begins in March and ends in October.

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the world > time > reckoning of time > [noun] > systems of reckoning time of day

time1646

apparent time1694

local timea1703

Greenwich Mean Time1782

sun time1837

GMT1840

railway time1847

railroad time1849

Greenwich time1861

Eastern time1878

Pacific time1880

Universal Time1882

Eastern Standard Time1883

Mountain time1883

British Standard Time1908

daylight saving1908

zone time1908

LMT1909

British Summer Time1916

summertime1916

U.T.1929

B.S.T.1930

EST1935

British Double Summer Time1941

war time1942

B.D.S.T.1943

ephemeris time1950

1916 Financial Times 10 May 2/6 In the House of Commons yesterday the Home Secretary..brought in the Summer Time Bill, this being the title officially adopted for the measure hitherto known as the Daylight Savings Bill.

1916 Times 15 May 7/3 The church is on Belgian territory, and the tower clock indicates German summer time, but in the church itself the old Belgian (Greenwich) time is still observed. The Dutch officials follow the new Dutch summer time.

1916 Times 26 Aug. 7/2 Of the changes which have already proved themselves to be changes for the better, that which immediately affects the greatest number of people is the introduction of ‘summer time’.

1937 D. L. Sayers Busman's Honeymoon vii. 158 October 2nd—sun would be setting about half-past five. No, it was Summer Time. Say half-past six.

1967 Times 24 Oct. 11/3 A bill will be introduced early next session to extend ‘summer time’ permanently throughout the year... We understand that the name British Standard Time is being considered; this is ambiguous, is likely to lead to confusion and misunderstanding and should be rejected.

1982 Whitaker's Almanack 142 In the United Kingdom, Summer Time, one hour in advance of G.M.T. will be kept between 01^h G.M.T. on the last Sunday in March and 01^h G.M.T. on the day following the fourth Saturday in October. Thus, in 1983, Summer Time will be in force between March 27 and October 23.

2000 E. Hunt et al. South Pacific 79/2 Since this is the tropics, there's no daylight savings (summer time) on most of the Pacific islands.

Compounds

General attributive (in sense 1), as summertime fun, summertime temperature, etc.

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1858 Press & Tribune (Chicago) 2 July 1/3 High on the tide of summer time gossip..we find just now what leaves Madam Rumor scarcely one of her thousand tongues unemployed.

1891 Olean (N.Y.) Weekly Democrat 14 May The summertime schedule went into effect on the Erie last Sunday.

1922 W. H. Ukers All about Coffee 682/1 The very popular summertime drink known as mazagran.

1959 N.Y. Amsterdam News 13/5 (heading) Summertime fun for teen agers.

1995 Evening Standard (Nexis) 5 July 4 A car blasting out joyous summertime music sat parked opposite.

2015 S. A. Ackerman & J. A. Knox Meteorol. (ed. 4) iii. 74 The two locations have similar summertime temperatures.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	summertime
释义	summertimen. Brit. /ˈsʌmətʌɪm/, U.S. /ˈsəmərˌtaɪm/ Forms: see summer n.¹ and time n., int., and conj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: summer n.¹, time n. Etymology: < summer n.¹ + time n. Compare summertide n. Compare also wintertime n. 1. The season of summer; the time that summer lasts. ΘΚΠ the world > time > period > year > season > [noun] > summer summereOE summerOE summertidea1325 summer seasonc1390 summertimea1398 summer's time1568 full summer1630 summer season1760 heated term1855 a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) I. ix. vi. 526 In somer tyme [L. estivo tempore] fowlis singiþ and makeþ most melodye. c1400 (c1378) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Laud 581) (1869) B. xv. l. 94 In somer tyme on trowes, Þere somme bowes ben leued and somme bereth none. a1425 Of Mynystris in Chirche (Bodl. 788) in T. Arnold Sel. Eng. Wks. J. Wyclif (1871) II. 400 Hete of somer tyme. tr. Palladius De re Rustica (Duke Humfrey) (1896) x. l. 153 In somer tyme hym liketh wel to glade. 1511 Pylgrymage Richarde Guylforde (Pynson) f. xxij So firste we come to Torrens Cedronn, which in somer tyme is drye. 1596 J. Dalrymple tr. J. Leslie Hist. Scotl. (1895) II. 345 To Dondei, and S. Johnestoune quhair al that selfe seasone of the ȝeir and sommer tyme he consumet. a1660 Aphorismical Discov. in J. T. Gilbert Contemp. Hist. Ireland (1879) I. 87 About 8 o'clock in the afternoone (somer time) he comaunded the horse to come home and make readie. 1709 J. Browne Ess. True Idea Fund. in Physick xi. 74 The Air too hot, as in Summer-time, or when the Wind blows South. 1778 F. Burney Evelina II. ix. 69 I thought that my cousin would not..have come to town in the summer-time. 1800 W. Wordsworth Hart-leap Well 69 In the summer-time, when days are long, I will come hither. 1846 C. Dickens Battle of Life iii. 151 The withered leaves of many summer times had rustled there. 1885 ‘Mrs. Alexander’ At Bay xi. 173 We've lots of 'em sketching about Denham woods in summer time. 1908 G. H. Lorimer Jack Spurlock iv. 66 The grasshopper isn't the only damphool in the good old summer-time. 1970 R. Dorset In the Summertime (sheet music) 2 In the summertime when the weather is high You can stretch right up an' touch the sky. 2015 Church Times 17 July 48/5 The birds like to sing at dawn in the summertime. 2. Chiefly as two words, and frequently with capital initials, as Summer Time. The standard time (one hour in advance of ordinary time) adopted in some countries during the summer months. Cf. British Summer Time n. at British adj. and n. Compounds 2, double summer-time n. at double adj.¹ and adv. Compounds 1, daylight saving time n. at daylight saving n. Compounds 2.In the British Isles, summer time was first applied in 1916, from 21 May to 30 September. In the United Kingdom summer time currently begins in March and ends in October. ΘΚΠ the world > time > reckoning of time > [noun] > systems of reckoning time of day time1646 apparent time1694 local timea1703 Greenwich Mean Time1782 sun time1837 GMT1840 railway time1847 railroad time1849 Greenwich time1861 Eastern time1878 Pacific time1880 Universal Time1882 Eastern Standard Time1883 Mountain time1883 British Standard Time1908 daylight saving1908 zone time1908 LMT1909 British Summer Time1916 summertime1916 U.T.1929 B.S.T.1930 EST1935 British Double Summer Time1941 war time1942 B.D.S.T.1943 ephemeris time1950 1916 Financial Times 10 May 2/6 In the House of Commons yesterday the Home Secretary..brought in the Summer Time Bill, this being the title officially adopted for the measure hitherto known as the Daylight Savings Bill. 1916 Times 15 May 7/3 The church is on Belgian territory, and the tower clock indicates German summer time, but in the church itself the old Belgian (Greenwich) time is still observed. The Dutch officials follow the new Dutch summer time. 1916 Times 26 Aug. 7/2 Of the changes which have already proved themselves to be changes for the better, that which immediately affects the greatest number of people is the introduction of ‘summer time’. 1937 D. L. Sayers Busman's Honeymoon vii. 158 October 2nd—sun would be setting about half-past five. No, it was Summer Time. Say half-past six. 1967 Times 24 Oct. 11/3 A bill will be introduced early next session to extend ‘summer time’ permanently throughout the year... We understand that the name British Standard Time is being considered; this is ambiguous, is likely to lead to confusion and misunderstanding and should be rejected. 1982 Whitaker's Almanack 142 In the United Kingdom, Summer Time, one hour in advance of G.M.T. will be kept between 01^h G.M.T. on the last Sunday in March and 01^h G.M.T. on the day following the fourth Saturday in October. Thus, in 1983, Summer Time will be in force between March 27 and October 23. 2000 E. Hunt et al. South Pacific 79/2 Since this is the tropics, there's no daylight savings (summer time) on most of the Pacific islands. Compounds General attributive (in sense 1), as summertime fun, summertime temperature, etc. ΚΠ 1858 Press & Tribune (Chicago) 2 July 1/3 High on the tide of summer time gossip..we find just now what leaves Madam Rumor scarcely one of her thousand tongues unemployed. 1891 Olean (N.Y.) Weekly Democrat 14 May The summertime schedule went into effect on the Erie last Sunday. 1922 W. H. Ukers All about Coffee 682/1 The very popular summertime drink known as mazagran. 1959 N.Y. Amsterdam News 13/5 (heading) Summertime fun for teen agers. 1995 Evening Standard (Nexis) 5 July 4 A car blasting out joyous summertime music sat parked opposite. 2015 S. A. Ackerman & J. A. Knox Meteorol. (ed. 4) iii. 74 The two locations have similar summertime temperatures. 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