eastern time

noun

often capitalized E

: the time of the fifth time zone west of Greenwich that includes the eastern U.S. see time zone illustration

Examples of eastern time in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The 2025 Grammy Awards will be broadcast on CBS and stream live on Paramount+ beginning at 5 p.m. pacific time and 8 p.m. eastern time. —Nicole Fell, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Jan. 2025

The suspension goes into effect on Jan. 28 at 5 p.m. eastern time (2200 GMT), according to the memo. —Steve Holland and Jasper Ward, USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2025

The 2025 Grammy Awards Premiere Ceremony will stream live on the Grammy’s website and YouTube channel beginning at 12:30 p.m. pacific time and 3:30 p.m. eastern time. —Nicole Fell, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Jan. 2025

The Fall of Diddy is set to premiere on Monday, Jan. 27 and Tuesday, Jan. 28 from 9 to 11 p.m. eastern time on Investigation Discovery and will also be available for streaming on Max. —Nicole Acosta, People.com, 24 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1878, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for eastern time

• aforetime
• allozyme
• anytime
• christmastime
• cybercrime
• dinnertime
• guggenheim
• isozyme
• lysozyme
• maritime
• mesenchyme
• overtime

Kids Definition

eastern time

noun

often capitalized E

: the time of the fifth time zone west of Greenwich that includes the eastern U.S.