peacetime
pronunciation
How to pronounce peacetime in British English: UK [ˈpi:staɪm]
How to pronounce peacetime in American English: US [ˈpisˌtaɪm]
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- Noun:
- a period of time during which there is no war
Word Origin
- peacetime (n.)
- also peace-time, 1550s, from peace + time (n.).
Antonym
Example
- 1. He was the perfect " peacetime " ceo .
- 2. A war leader unsuited for peacetime ?
- 3. Government debt levels are currently at peacetime record highs .
- 4. It is the biggest peacetime fiscal expansion in history .
- 5. Norway suffered its worst peacetime atrocity .