Eastern time
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Eastern time
An Americanism dating back to 1880–85
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Eastern time, then darts back into bitcoin at 4 p.m.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
Eastern time in The Villages, a giant retirement community in central Florida.
From MarketWatch • May 1, 2026
The decision is set for release early afternoon Eastern time.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026
Eastern time on Sunday, Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were down 450 points, or about 0.9%, while S&P 500 futures were down 0.8% as were Nasdaq 100 futures.
From Barron's • Apr. 19, 2026
At six A. M., earth Eastern time, which we were still carrying, Snap Dean and I were alone in his instrument room, perched in the network over the Planetara’s deck.
From Astounding Stories of Super-Science, March 1930 by Bates, Harry
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