Green’s Dictionary of Slang

I.S.T. n.

[abbr. Indian Stretchable Time; cultural/national stereotyping]

(US) a lack of punctuality.

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[US]ADS-L 14 May 🌐 IST=Indian Standard Time. The slang is: IST=Indian Stretchable Time. This is about as famous as ‘Delhi belly’.