CP Time

Etymology

Partial abbreviation of Colored People's Time, based on a treatment of it as a time zone.

Noun

CP Time (uncountable)

1. (US, dated pejorative slang, sometimes reclaimed) A notional system of time (or time zone) which others sometimes derogatorily ascribe to African Americans, and which they sometimes jocularly ascribe to themselves, to account for their supposed tendency to be tardy.
   • 2016 April 12, James Taranto, "Best of the Web: Hillary Aims at Hilarity" in the Wall Street Journal:

     Mrs. Clinton: Thanks for the endorsement, Bill. Took you long enough.
     De Blasio: Sorry, Hillary. I was running on CP time...
     Mrs. Clinton: Cautious politician time. I’ve been there.
     ...if your keyboard is still dry, CNN has the explanation: “ ‘CP Time’—also known as ‘colored people’s time’—is a stereotype about African-Americans running late.”

See also

• Jewish Standard Time