E.T.A.

estimated time of arrival.

Also, ETA.

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e|ta¹ «AY tuh, EE-», noun.

the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet, corresponding to English long a «ay».

╂[< Greek êta (originally H) < Hebrew hēth]

e|ta² «EH tah», noun.

1. a former Japanese caste of laborers and workers living in segregated slums and held to be inferior to the rest of the population.

2. a member of the eta caste.

╂[< Japanese eta]

ETA (no periods) or E.T.A.,

estimated time of arrival.