A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

ETA

Fri, 4 Aug '23
Info in a visitor's text, maybe
Mon, 17 Jul '23
H or ?, in the Greek alphabet
Sun, 16 Jul '23
Greek vowel
Sun, 2 Jul '23
Greek vowel
Sat, 1 Jul '23
GPS guess
Mon, 26 Jun '23
GPS prediction based on distance and driving speed
Mon, 15 May '23
Second letter after epsilon
Fri, 5 May '23
Traveler's approx.
Tue, 2 May '23
Greek "H"
Sun, 16 Apr '23
Itinerary initials
Sun, 2 Apr '23
?
Tue, 21 Mar '23
Announcement from a flight attendant, for short
Thu, 2 Mar '23
"about when will u b here?"
Mon, 23 Jan '23
Prediction of a flight tracker app, for short
Wed, 14 Dec '22
Projection from the fashionably late
Wed, 23 Nov '22
In-flight announcement, for short
Sun, 23 Oct '22
Initialism aptly found in "timetable"
Mon, 10 Oct '22
Letter after zeta
Sun, 9 Oct '22
"When r u coming?"
Fri, 23 Sep '22
"When are you getting here?"
Tue, 23 Aug '22
H, to Homer
Sun, 5 Jun '22
H
Sun, 22 May '22
Tom who hosted "Dancing With the Stars" / Brimless caps
Tue, 3 May '22
Greek vowel
Tue, 15 Feb '22
Traveler's approx.
Sun, 16 Jan '22
Greek letter that might follow "z"
Sat, 11 Dec '21
H
Sat, 4 Dec '21
Follower of an "I'm late" text, in brief
Thu, 2 Dec '21
GPS approximation
Mon, 22 Nov '21
When a plane is due in, in brief
Wed, 27 Oct '21
Greek "H"
Fri, 15 Oct '21
Travel guess, for short
Tue, 12 Oct '21
Info for an airport limo driver
Mon, 27 Sep '21
I ___ Pi (punny fraternity name)
Sun, 26 Sep '21
Letter that rhymes with three other letters
Thu, 23 Sep '21
Flight tracker info
Fri, 10 Sep '21
LAX approximation
Tue, 31 Aug '21
When a plane is due in, in brief
Tue, 24 Aug '21
Info texted to an airport pickup driver
Wed, 11 Aug '21
Letter before theta
Sun, 11 Jul '21
η
Tue, 4 May '21
Pilot's announcement, for short
Sun, 2 May '21
Datum for a chauffeur, for short
Sun, 4 Apr '21
GPS approximation
Sun, 21 Mar '21
Grand Central info
Fri, 26 Feb '21
Pilot's info, for short
Tue, 16 Feb '21
Airplane capt.'s announcement
Wed, 10 Feb '21
Helpful info for a curbside pickup, briefly
Sun, 31 Jan '21
Concern for one catching a connection, briefly
Sun, 17 Jan '21
GPS guess
Mon, 28 Dec '20
Approx. when to get to the airport for a pickup