Most places in the world use a 12-hour clock for their normal working lives.

In spoken Swedish however, the 12-hour clock is much more common.

In several countries the 12-hour clock is the dominant written and spoken system of time.

In spoken and informal language, the 12-hour clock is still mostly used though.

In informal speech, however, the 12-hour clock is more commonly used.

Entertainment shows like Halvsju have on the other hand been named after the 12-hour clock.

The 12-hour clock was used throughout the British empire.

Other countries use the 12-hour clock mainly in spoken time, while the 24-hour notation is written.

In spoken language, most often time is expressed in the 12-hour clock.

The 12-hour clock can be found in countries where the 24-hour clock is preferred.

When speaking informally, the 12-hour clock is often used.

The 12-hour clock is used in the spoken language and idiomatic expressions.

The standard 12-hour clock and common use of 12 in English units emphasize the utility of the base.

The Philippines is one of the few countries to officially and almost exclusively use the 12-hour clock in non-military situations.

In most countries the 12-hour clock is used in speech alongside the 24-hour clock.

A variant of the 12-hour clock is also used, in particular in informal speech for approximate times.

The Philippines uses the 12-hour clock in most oral or written communications, whether formal or informal.

In the modern 12-hour clock, counting the hours starts at midnight and restarts at noon.

Some notable features of the 12-hour clock:

A clock position is the relative direction of an object described using the analogy of a 12-hour clock.

Official time is indicated with the 12-hour clock system; however, a 24-hour clock system is also used.

There are two variants of the 12-hour clock used in spoken German regarding quarterly fractions of the current hour.

The experiment was halted after five months following a lack of enthusiasm from the public, and the BBC has used the 12-hour clock ever since.

In Turkey, the little endian date format is used and 12-hour clock is more common than 24-hour clock system.

The 12-hour clock in speech often uses phrases such as in the morning, in the afternoon, in the evening, and at night.