Eastern Time
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2.4
- noun
- US
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hora del Este
- The meeting is scheduled for 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday.
No point in having a clock showing Eastern Time here in West Coast right?
- No point in having a clock showing Eastern Time here in West Coast right?
Examples
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I ordered mine at 2:50 AM Eastern time.
Blog text (24) -
The contest will run from today, September 30th, until midnight Eastern time on Saturday, October 6th.
Blog text (16) -
We usually post in Eastern time.
Academic text (2015) -
It's 2:00 a.m. Eastern time.
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The game time for that one will be 1:10 Eastern Time.
Blog text (19) -
All entries must be received by 5 p.m., Sept. 4, 2012, Eastern Time.
Blog text (16) -
Kennedy will make a statement on television tonight at 7:30 Eastern Time.
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So turn on your TV at 2:30 Eastern time and watch the game on ABC.
Blog text (20) -
The plane is due in Albany at 5 p.m. Eastern time.
Fiction book (1993) -
Tomorrow night at 9:00 p.m. Eastern time, I will make a significant announcement from the White House.
Synonyms
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3.8
The standard time used in the eastern United States
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2.4
The standard time for the eastern United States, five hours behind Greenwich Mean Time
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is compositionally built from 'eastern' (relating to the east) + 'time' (clock time), so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer it denotes the time used in the eastern region (i.e., the eastern time zone). This geographic + time naming pattern is common across languages and follows standard English naming conventions, making the meaning readily derivable from the constituents.
Etymology
The noun Eastern Time comes from using the same clock across the eastern part of a country. Eastern means the east area and Time is the clock reading, so people say Eastern Time to show 'what time it is' there.