Eastern Standard Time
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2.4
- noun
- /ˈiːstərn ˈstændərd taɪm/
- US
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Hora Estándar del Este
- Is that Eastern Standard Time or Rocky Mountain Time?
- 2:00 Eastern Standard Time
- 9:00 Eastern Standard Time
- 8:30 Eastern Standard Time
Examples
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At 7:09 A.M. Eastern Standard Time.
Fiction book (1997) -
It was 4:36 a.m., Eastern Standard Time.
Fiction book (1993) -
Israel is 7 hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time.
Academic text (2013) -
In effect, 6:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time.
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Be sure to stay tuned at 9:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time...
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At approximately 8:47 a.m. Eastern Standard Time tomorrow, the largest fragment from Clarke is expected to land somewhere between North Africa and Europe.
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Precisely at 1:00 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, all of the switching computers for the Midwest Telephone Company had suddenly ceased to make connections.
Fiction book (1996) -
Around 3 PM Eastern Standard Time today, the listings for all the art charms from the 2012 Charm Swap will be going up on eBay.
Blog text (11) -
Bring one personal bag to Robins Air Force Base, Warner Robins, Georgia, at 9:45 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.
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Unless otherwise noted, all times are given in Eastern Standard Time.
Synonyms
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3.8
The standard time used in the eastern United States
Surface Forms
Morphology
Each constituent contributes transparently: 'eastern' specifies the region, 'standard' indicates the official/normal convention, and 'time' refers to clock time, so a learner can infer this is the official time used in the eastern region (i.e. a time zone). This compositional naming pattern for time zones is common cross-linguistically, making the phrase readily understandable to a B1 learner who knows the parts.
Etymology
Eastern Standard Time comes from the idea of using one standard time for the eastern part of a country so people there set their clocks the same way. So Eastern Standard Time means the official clock time used in the eastern part of the United States.