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British Summer Time

Brit·ish Sum·mer Time


noun 
Definition:
 
time used in British summer: the time, one hour ahead of Greenwich Mean Time, used in the United Kingdom from the end of March to the end of October. It is intended to make better use of the hours of daylight in this part of the year.

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