war footing

Frequency: 6.36.0 per million words

a state of readiness for war

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Examples (10)

  • The army was placed on a war footing.
  • By dawn, the city had shifted to a war footing.
  • The government is putting hospitals on a war footing.
  • If tensions rise, the country will move onto a war footing.
  • For months, the industry operated on a war footing.
  • They quickly returned to a war footing after the attack.
  • The cabinet debated whether to remain on a war footing.
  • Our supply chains were reorganized on a war footing within days.
  • In 1942, the economy was fully on a war footing.
  • The president ordered the borders to be secured on a war footing.