English Explanatory Dictionary

peace for our time

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Used to imply that the appeasement of an aggressor will not prevent further aggression in the future.
  2. Used to evoke the idea of false political promises and false expectations.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-peace for our time.wav

Word forms

peace for our time peace in our time

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.

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