peacetimen.adj.

c1534 Image of Ypocresye i, in F. J. Furnivall Ballads from MSS (1868) I. 188 Wherto may be no barre In peace tyme nor in warre.

1551 R. Robinson tr. T. More Vtopia sig. Cv The hole realme is fylled and besieged wyth hierede soldiours in peace tyme, yf that be peace.

1583 R. Robinson tr. Aunc. Order Prince Arthure i. sig. Ki He first enacted that eche Childe within his Lande, Should be instructed for to shoot, their Enemies to withstande. In peace time prouident for warres (he said).

1820 T. E. Hook Exchange no Robbery iii. i. 47 Though we are not so apt to praise our protectors in peace time, we don't forget.

1863 A. W. Kinglake Invasion of Crimea (ed. 3) II. 72 (note) In peace-time..the duties of the Colonial Secretary, in his character as Secretary of War, were very slight.

1923 Man. Seamanship (Admiralty) II. 5 In peace time at sea.

1955 Times 5 July 10/1 After transfer the Royal Navy will continue to enjoy the facilities of the Simonstown base in peace-time.

2002 K. Matinuddin Nuclearization S. Asia xiii. 248 Nuclear weapons should not be mated with the delivery means in peacetime so that an unintentional or accidental nuclear exchange does not take place.

1701 E. Settle Virgin Prophetess v. 38 But here's another main Thing to be considered. What Trade now will thrive best, this Peace time.

1840 J. F. Cooper Pathfinder II. xii. 199 Well, that was a sore temptation, for I thought the law would have been almost with me, although it was in peace-times.

1916 Washington Post 21 Mar. 2/1 He declared that it would be impossible to recruit up to 220,000 in peace times at the present rate of pay.

1938 Sun (Baltimore) 16 Apr. 8/3 His [sc. Roosevelt's] savage attacks in 1932 upon Mr. Hoover's Administration as the greatest spender of all peacetimes.

1942 Short Guide Great Brit. (U.S. War Dept.) 23 Most British food is imported even in peacetimes.

1862 R. Lowell in F. Moore Rebellion Rec. II. Poetry 5/1 Lead Thou our march to war's worst lot, As to a peace-time feast.

1899 Harper's Weekly 28 Oct. 1090/3 Especially in the line of police-work—the peace time duty of most of our ships not assigned for manœuvres.

1917 A. G. Empey Over Top 311 Territorial, a peace-time soldier with the same status as the American militiaman.

1952 R. A. Knox Hidden Stream xii. 106 I should want to take a good look round, as we did in the days of old-fashioned, peace-time shopping.

1992 S. Holloway Courage High! xxiii. 187/2 Time, resources and the peace-time financial stringencies of many local authorities had simply not allowed for a proper system to be established.