EST
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3.8
- noun
- /iː ɛs tiː/
- US
:
hora estándar del este (EST)
- First contact, when Mercury initially encroaches on the Sun's disk, occurs at 2:12 p.m. EST (11:12 a.m. PST).
- p.m. EST
- a.m. EST
- 1:00 p.m. EST
And many of the people on that call, I happen to know we're based in EST time zones when LA is PST.
- And many of the people on that call, I happen to know we're based in EST time zones when LA is PST.
Examples
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Call your public television station to determine the time of the broadcast (usually 1 p.m. EST).
Academic text (1997) -
For example, when it was 9:00 a.m. EST, it was 4:00 p.m. in Israel.
Academic text (2013) -
At 10:00 am EST, up five at 800 on last night's New York close.
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The contest will be open until 11:59 PM EST on Thursday, October 26.
Blog text (6) -
The pair's new single will premiere on U.S. radio at 3 p.m. EST on Monday (Nov. 19).
Blog text (1) -
The episode starts at 10:30 AM EST, followed by a post-show that discusses content from the episode.
Blog text (2) -
The first national teleconference devoted to arts education issues takes place November 14, 7:30-9:30 p.m. EST.
Academic text (1995) -
Totality begins at 5:44 P.M. EST, just about the time the Moon rises in the northeastern United States and eastern Canada.
Academic text (2007) -
The total phase lasts 74 minutes, wrapping up at 6:58 P.M. EST (5:58 P.M. CST).
Academic text (2007) -
The meeting will start promptly at 2:00 P.M. EST to accommodate all participants.
Synonyms
7
2.4
The standard time for the eastern United States, five hours behind Greenwich Mean Time
Idioms
A phrase that says when a person in charge decides, the matter is finished
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
EST is short for Eastern Standard Time, where Eastern means 'in the east' and standard means 'regular time'. So EST shows the normal time used in the eastern part of the United States.