Eastern Time

proper noun

Either Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4) or Eastern Standard Time (UTC-5), depending on the observance of daylight saving time

Similar
ETEastern Standard TimeEST
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. Either Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4) or Eastern Standard Time (UTC-5), depending on the observance of daylight saving time

    Synonyms: ET

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounEither Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4) or Eastern Standard Time (UTC-5), depending on the observance of daylight saving time

Similar
ET

More synonyms by meaning

nounstandard time in the 5th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 75th meridian; used in the eastern United States

Similar
Eastern Standard TimeEST
Broader
civil timestandard timelocal time
Also see
eastern standard timeest

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

French heure de l'Est
  • heure de l'Esttimezone
Spanish hora del este
  • hora del estetimezone
Cite this entry
APA

Eastern Time. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Eastern%20Time

MLA

“Eastern Time.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Eastern%20Time. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Eastern Time,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Eastern%20Time.

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