wartime

Everyday

1. Wartime is a period when a country is at war. tree →
2. As an adjective, wartime means happening in or belonging to such a time: «wartime food». tree →

In the lessons

In history lessons pupils learn about life in wartime, especially during the Second World War: rationing of food, evacuation of children from cities, blackouts at night, air-raid shelters and women working in factories. Stories set «in wartime» show courage, hardship and families apart. Phrases: «in wartime», «wartime Britain», «wartime rationing». Opposite: peacetime.

Examples

• In wartime, food was rationed. tree →
• Children were evacuated to the countryside in wartime. tree →
• Grandma remembers her wartime childhood. tree →
• We tasted a wartime recipe with no eggs. tree →
• Wartime posters told people to save food. tree →
• The museum shows wartime toys. tree →
• Many things were scarce in wartime. tree →

Note

One word, uncountable. Opposite: peacetime. Used with «in»: «in wartime».