offseason

noun

off·​sea·​son ˈȯf-ˌsē-zᵊn 

variants or less commonly off-season

plural offseasons also off-seasons

: a time of suspended or reduced activity

It's cheaper to visit the area during the offseason.

off-season travel

especially : the time during which an athlete is not training or competing

During the offseason, he put on another eight pounds of muscle and when he got to spring training, his Red Sox uniform was too tight.

—Mel Antonen

After undergoing arthroscopic surgery in the off-season, Hardaway says he's ready to put last year's disappointment behind him.

—Marty Burns

an offseason football trade

off-season training

off-season adverb

or less commonly offseason

traveling off-season

Examples of offseason in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Of course, Riley made a significant, positive change with the defense during the offseason. —Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2024

Having spent more than $1 billion in contracts in the offseason, the Dodgers entered this year as understandable favorites for the division. —Jamie Barton, CNN, 27 Sep. 2024

Tony Pollard, who led the Cowboys in rushing yards in each of the past two seasons (1,000+ yards in both 2022 and 2023), signed with Tennessee in free agency this offseason. —Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 27 Sep. 2024

With the right additions this offseason, the Cubs should be good enough to at least be in the wild card hunt next year. —Jared Wyllys, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024

Loading your audio article Cody Bellinger understands what this offseason could entail. —Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 26 Sep. 2024

State of play: Looney, who saw his minutes dwindle last season, entered the offseason with a goal to lose weight in order to play faster, be more versatile, and start shooting three-pointers, NBC Sports Bay Area reports. —Megan Rose Dickey, Axios, 24 Sep. 2024

In the offseason, Jennings, a 2022 seventh-round draft pick, was a restricted free agent and the 49ers gave him a two-year contract worth $15 million overall with $8.4 million guaranteed. —Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2024

The team picked up seven new players in the offseason, including forwards Pierre-Luc Dubois and Andrew Mangiapane. —Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 21 Sep. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1847, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

off-season

noun

ˈȯf-ˌsēz-ᵊn

: a time when some activity is suspended or reduced