peace for our time

English

Etymology

An often-misquoted speech by Neville Chamberlain in reference to avoiding another war with Germany. He stated that "peace for our time" would be the result of the Munich Agreement of 1938.

Noun

peace for our time (uncountable)

1. Used to evoke the situation where an aggressor is being appeased for the sake of delaying a (possibly inevitable) war.
2. Used to evoke the idea of false political promises and false expectations.

See also

• peace in our time
• peace for our time on Wikipedia.Wikipedia