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Jewish Standard Time

Jewish Standard Time noun: later than the agreed-upon time.

Noun (1)

Jewish Standard Time (uncountable)

  1. (humorous) later than the agreed-upon time
    • It is my conviction that the notion of Jewish Standard Time is essentially a canard. It is not that Jewish events universally start when they are announced. They don't. The point is, that neither do anyone else's. Well, almost anyone: The Germanic descendants of the Anglos and the Saxons and...1993, Richard J. Israel, The Kosher Pig: And Other Curiosities of Modern Jewish Life
    • The kid was on time, which would have been fine except that the students were on Jewish Standard Time.2014, Faye Kellerman, chapter 2, in Murder 101: A Decker/Lazarus Novel

Noun (2) capitalized: Jewish Standard time

Jewish Standard time (uncountable)

  1. (derogatory, slang, sometimes) A notional system of time or time zone which others sometimes derogatorily ascribe to Jewish people, and which they sometimes jocularly ascribe to themselves, to account for their supposed tendency to be leisurely, not rigorous about scheduling, and often tardy.

Examples of Jewish Standard Time in a sentence

  • It is my conviction that the notion of Jewish Standard Time is essentially a canard.1993, Richard J. Israel, The Kosher Pig: And Other Curiosities of Modern Jewish Life:
  • I don't believe in Jewish Standard Time.2015, Tasha Kaminsky, “Your Judaism”, in Jewish Noir: Contemporary Tales of Crime and Other Dark Deeds:

Questions about Jewish Standard Time

What does Jewish Standard Time mean?
Jewish Standard Time means later than the agreed-upon time.
How do you use Jewish Standard Time in a sentence?
It is my conviction that the notion of Jewish Standard Time is essentially a canard.
What part of speech is Jewish Standard Time?
Jewish Standard Time is a noun.

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