peacetime

[ pees-tahym ]

/ ˈpisˌtaɪm /

noun

a time or period of peace: a large navy even in peacetime.

adjective

of or for such a period: peacetime uses of atomic energy.

Nearby words

Origin of peacetime

First recorded in 1545–55; peace + time

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Examples from the Web for peacetime

Girls in Peacetime Want to Dance is a different sound for you.
Belle & Sebastian Aren’t So Shy Anymore|James Joiner|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Nonetheless, FDR drummed up just enough support in the summer of 1940 to institute the first peacetime draft in American history.
When America Said No to War|Marc Wortman|September 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST
At the same time, the Allies realized that their fellow wartime ally, the Soviet Union, would soon become their peacetime enemy.
America’s Secret Government Program to Hire Nazi War Criminals|Richard Rashke|August 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Dying as a civilian in peacetime, with nothing and no one at stake, was an almost comically cruel twist of fate.
World War II’s Most Glamorous Spy: Christine Granville|Emma Garman|July 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST

I suppose that acts of good (when done in peacetime) can be even more selfless than those done in war.
Colum McCann Talks New Novel ‘TransAtlantic’ and Narrative4|Phil Klay|June 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The death penalty is never a mandatory sentence in peacetime.
Area Handbook for Bulgaria|Eugene K. Keefe, Violeta D. Baluyut, William Giloane, Anne K. Long, James M. Moore, and Neda A. Walpole
In peacetime, absolute accountability is required, because dollar economy in operations is a main object.
The Armed Forces Officer|U. S. Department of Defense
This provision was in line with the concept that the peacetime Army was a cadre to be expanded in time of emergency.
Integration of the Armed Forces, 1940-1965|Morris J. MacGregor, Jr.
At this moment we are in transition from a wartime to a peacetime economy.
Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to 2006|Various
Bikini in 1946 was the scene of the first peacetime tests of atomic weapons.
Atoms, Nature, and Man|Neal O. Hines

British Dictionary definitions for peacetime

peacetime

/ (ˈpiːsˌtaɪm) /

noun

a period without war; time of peace
(as modifier)a peacetime agreement

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Word Origin and History for peacetime

peacetime

also peace-time, 1550s, from peace + time (n.).