Eastern time

noun

1. standard time

Word History and Origins

Origin of Eastern time¹

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85

Example Sentences

While Michigan took a long time to count its ballots in 2020, the state has since passed a law designed to give election officials a head start on processing mail ballots, which could mean we get earlier results this year—perhaps as early as midnight Eastern time.

From Slate

But the version of the Trojans that showed up well after midnight Eastern time on Friday offered a glimpse of what so many expected from USC before the season.

From Los Angeles Times

The coronal mass ejection is predicted to reach the satellites Thursday morning, Eastern time.

From Los Angeles Times

Swift’s 11th studio LP, ‘The Tortured Poets Department,’ released at midnight Eastern time, follows a busy period in the 34-year-old’s personal and professional spheres.

From Los Angeles Times

Eastern time, the chat was delayed more than 40 minutes as a result of technical difficulties that Musk claimed without evidence was due to a denial-of-service cyberattack from Democratic partisans.

From Salon