Speakur

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peace for our time

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.96 in modern English

Syllables
peace -for our -time
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Used to imply that the appeasement of an aggressor will not prevent further aggression in the future.

Uncountable

noun

Used to evoke the idea of false political promises and false expectations.

Uncountable

Etymology

From a speech by British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain in 1938, in which he stated that "peace for our time" would be the result of the Munich Agreement of 1938, intending to allay growing concerns that Nazi Germany posed a risk of starting another major European war. Invoked sarcastically, due to the outbreak of World War 2 only one year later.

Usage

Inflected Forms

peace in our time (alternative)

Questions

What does peace for our time mean?
Used to imply that the appeasement of an aggressor will not prevent further aggression in the future.
Where does peace for our time come from?
From a speech by British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain in 1938, in which he stated that "peace for our time" would be the result of the Munich Agreement of 1938, intending to allay growing concerns that Nazi Germany posed a risk of starting another major European war. Invoked sarcastically, due to the outbreak of World War 2 only one year later.

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