Military English

ETA

ACRONYM

Estimated Time of Arrival

The time you expect to arrive somewhere.

On air

“Bravo Two-One, this is Hammer Six, what is your ETA? Over.”
“Hammer Six, Bravo Two-One, ETA one five four five. Over.”

In conversation

The helicopter's ETA is twenty minutes.
Give the estimated time of arrival in local time.
Our ETA changed because the bridge was closed.

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