Peacetime
n.calm, hopefulformal
What it means
A period in which a country is not engaged in war.
Reach for it when contrasting ordinary civilian conditions with a time of war
In peacetime, the former field hospital became a regional school.
Choose between these
5- everyday
when a brief absence of disturbance is enough
not when Calm is too local and temporary for a national era.
- everyday
when the wider condition of freedom from conflict is meant
not when Peace can exist personally or locally and is not specifically a national period.
- professional
when predictable institutions and safety matter most
not when A country can be out of war yet politically unstable.
- professional
when fighting has paused by agreement
not when A truce may be temporary and tense, so it is not yet peacetime.
- formal
when a formal halt to hostilities is the historical fact
not when An armistice ends active fighting but may precede a settled peace.
Said against
3- wartime
- war
- hostilities
It naturally appears in
3- during peacetime
During peacetime, the port handled grain instead of military supplies.
- peacetime economy
The peacetime economy created new work for thousands of returning soldiers.
- peacetime service
Her peacetime service focused on rebuilding libraries and clinics.