noun
- a period when a country is not at war
Examples
- The military budget was reduced during peacetime.
- Many factories that produced weapons in wartime were converted to civilian use in peacetime.
- Peacetime allowed the nation to focus on economic development.
- The soldiers returned to their families when peacetime was declared.
- During peacetime, diplomatic relations with neighboring countries improved.
- The peacetime economy flourished as resources were redirected from defense.