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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Downdetector, a site that tracks outages, said Verizon customers began noticing interrupted service around noon Eastern time on Wednesday.
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Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 14 Jan. 2026
The Bills had a pretty cushy road schedule this year, playing once outside the Eastern time zone, yet staggered around early.
—Tim Graham, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026
Eastern time, General Caine said, the helicopters were back over open water with Maduro and Flores on board.
—Time, 3 Jan. 2026
The Ducks are flying home to Eugene, instead of staying in the Eastern time zone to prepare for the Peach Bowl in Atlanta next week.
—Tim Reynolds, Chicago Tribune, 1 Jan. 2026
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Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 14 Jan. 2026
The Bills had a pretty cushy road schedule this year, playing once outside the Eastern time zone, yet staggered around early.
—Tim Graham, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026
Eastern time, General Caine said, the helicopters were back over open water with Maduro and Flores on board.
—Time, 3 Jan. 2026
The Ducks are flying home to Eugene, instead of staying in the Eastern time zone to prepare for the Peach Bowl in Atlanta next week.
—Tim Reynolds, Chicago Tribune, 1 Jan. 2026
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“Eastern time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eastern%20time. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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