AST is an abbreviation for Abrama
Standard Time. This time scale refers to a time that is unknown in both origin and duration. A person is said to be on AST when their ability to adhere to any type of
standard time frame is absent or completely out of
synch with Universal time.
Andrew will meet with us today at
10:00 AST. This means that we can be sure that the actual time Andrew will
show up for the meeting will be unknown (if at all).