Peacetime

Noun CEFR B2

ˈpiːstaɪm

Definitions

The period of time when a nation or people is at peace, not fighting a war.

uncountable, usually

Equivalents

Españoltiempo de paz tiempos pacíficos

Françaistemps de paix

DeutschFriedenszeit

16 more languages

العربيةزَمَن السَّلَامِ زَمَن السِّلْمِ وقت السلاموَقْت السِّلْمِ

Suomirauhanaika rauhanaikainen

Magyarbékeidő

Italianotempo di pace

日本語平和時代平時

ქართულიმშვიდობიანობა

ភាសាខ្មែរសន្តិកាល

한국어평시 평화시

Kurdîsulh

Nederlandsvredestijd

Portuguêstempo de paz

Русскийми́рное вре́мя

Svenskafredstid

Türkçebarış sulh

Tiếng Việtbình thời thời bình

Examples

“When the country was blockaded during the second world war and the nation’s farmers were told to convert scrub and pasture to sown fields, arable land ⟳ doubled. In peacetime, the patriotic drive ⟳ for self-sufficiency continued”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

Peacetimes peacework Peach peach bark beetle peach blossom Peach County

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