ETA
Estimated Time of Arrival
The current best estimate of when work a decision or an event will be ready.
Plain English
When do you reasonably expect this to happen?
In context
Teams use ETA for a forecast based on known information and should update it when scope dependencies or evidence changes.
Example
“My ETA for the review-ready pull request is tomorrow afternoon.”
When you'll hear this
- status updates
- incident response
- delivery planning
Common misunderstanding
An ETA is a forecast rather than an unconditional promise or fixed deadline.
Also known as
estimated completionexpected arrival
Commonly used by
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Updated: 2026-08-27
