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

Examples of eastern time in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

All are in the Eastern time zone. —Joe Rao, Space.com, 24 Apr. 2026

Just a few minutes after the clock strikes midnight (eastern time), Venus will slip into Gemini, and Uranus will soon follow, making this the last cosmic meet-cute between Venus and Uranus in this Earth sign. —Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026

Trump held out hope that supposed new Iranian leadership may make concessions before the deadline of 8 pm Eastern time. —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

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.