DAYLIGHT

[noun] [U] - (the period when there is) natural light from the sunI'd prefer to walk home in daylight.The colours look much better in daylight.We were ready to leave before daylight (= before light from the sun appeared in the sky).More and more crimes are being committed in broad daylight (= where they can be seen easily).(informal) Daylight robbery (US also highway robbery) is charging an unreasonably high price for something.£5 for an orange juice is just daylight robbery - how dare they charge so much?(UK and US) Daylight saving time/(ANZ) Daylight saving is the time set usually one hour later in summer so that there is a longer period of daylight in the evening.It's useful to change to daylight saving time because it saves energy and enables people to spend more time in outdoor activities.