eastern time
noun
variants
often Eastern time
: the time of the fifth time zone west of Greenwich that includes the eastern U.S. see time zone illustration
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Shortly after midnight, the Kennedy Center asked a judge to extend the deadline until noon Eastern time, citing the storms for delaying the work.
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Steven Sloan, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2026
And — unlike most of Indiana, which is on Eastern time — Hammond and the rest of the region share Central time with Chicago.
—Gretchen Kalwinski, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026
Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was close to flat.
—Stan Choe, Fortune, 9 June 2026
Eastern time for parts of Saginaw and Shiawassee counties.
—Vytas Reid, CBS News, 9 June 2026
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Steven Sloan, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2026
And — unlike most of Indiana, which is on Eastern time — Hammond and the rest of the region share Central time with Chicago.
—Gretchen Kalwinski, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026
Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was close to flat.
—Stan Choe, Fortune, 9 June 2026
Eastern time for parts of Saginaw and Shiawassee counties.
—Vytas Reid, CBS News, 9 June 2026
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“Eastern time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eastern%20time. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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