Usually means: Initial quiet phase of conflict.
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noun:  Alternative form of Phoney War [(historical) During World War Two, the period of limited military activity from the outbreak of hostilities on September 3rd, 1939 until Germany's attack on the Low Countries on May 10th, 1940.]

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