American English

How to pronounce wartime

adjective · nounB2
WORtaim

/ˈwɔɹˌtaɪm/

2 syllables · Stress the first syllable.

Connected with a war or happening while a war is being fought.

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Meanings & examples

adjective

Connected with a war or happening while a war is being fought.

The museum has a collection of wartime posters.

Wartime factories made equipment for the army.

Common phrases & grammar

wartime conditions · wartime production · wartime propaganda · wartime rationing

wartime + noun

during + wartime + noun

nounless common

The period during which a war is being fought.

Food was rationed in wartime.

Many families were separated during wartime.

Good to know

Say “in wartime” or “during wartime,” not “in the wartime.”

Common phrases & grammar

in wartime · during wartime

in + wartime

during + wartime