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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Trump held out hope that supposed new Iranian leadership may make concessions before the deadline of 8 pm Eastern time.
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Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 7 Apr. 2026
Maila was a tropical cyclone in the Solomon Sea late Friday Australian Eastern time Time, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center said in its latest advisory.
—William B. Davis, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2026
An earlier deadline was set to expire Friday evening, Eastern time.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2026
The season 2 finale of Paradise comes out on Monday, March 30, at midnight Eastern time.
—Ayana Underwood, Outside, 27 Mar. 2026
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Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 7 Apr. 2026
Maila was a tropical cyclone in the Solomon Sea late Friday Australian Eastern time Time, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center said in its latest advisory.
—William B. Davis, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2026
An earlier deadline was set to expire Friday evening, Eastern time.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2026
The season 2 finale of Paradise comes out on Monday, March 30, at midnight Eastern time.
—Ayana Underwood, Outside, 27 Mar. 2026
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“Eastern time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eastern%20time. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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