peacetime

[ pees-tahym ]

noun

1. a time times or period of peace:

   a large navy even in peacetime.

adjective

1. of or for such a period:

   peacetime uses of atomic energy.

peacetime

/ ˈpiːsˌtaɪm /

noun

1. 1. a period without war; time of peace
   2. ( as modifier )

      a peacetime agreement

Word History and Origins

Origin of peacetime¹

First recorded in 1545–55; peace + time

Example Sentences

They are not quite the same as war crimes, since a “crime against humanity can also be committed in peacetime.”

From Salon

A Glasgow firefighter who died in one of the city’s worst peacetime tragedies is among the first recipients of a new posthumous royal award honouring public servants killed in the line of duty.

From BBC

He said the deployment was Spain's largest in peacetime.

From BBC

Yet these days candidate Trump doesn’t shy away from talking about peacetime roundups and camps for about 11 million undocumented residents, including those with U.S. citizen children, starting on day one of a second presidency.

From Los Angeles Times

A Los Angeles Times story from 1955 quotes a U.S. government official calling Mexican immigration “history’s greatest peacetime invasion.”

From Salon