Eastern Standard Time Definition

noun
A standard time used in the zone which includes the Eastern states of the U.S., corresponding to the mean solar time of the 75th meridian west of Greenwich, England: it is five hours behind Greenwich time.
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pronoun

The timezone that encompasses the East coast of the United States, and parts of Canada during the winter, it is five hours behind Greenwich Mean Time.

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Eastern Standard Time Sentence Examples

  • Payments made prior to 3 p.m. Eastern Standard Time will be processed the same day.

  • Telephone calls are accepted Monday through Friday from 9 am until 8 pm Eastern Standard Time (EST).

  • If you would prefer to apply by phone, you may call 800-530-6125 between 8am and 6pm Eastern Standard Time (EST), Monday through Friday.

  • American prime time television soap operas differ from their daytime siblings in that they air weekly during the prime time window of 8 to 11 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).

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