variants
or less commonly off-line
1
: not connected to or served by a system and especially a computer or telecommunications system
One of the servers is offline.
… we suggest you keep a backup of your digital assets in offline storage, too. This storage can provide some cushioning if your online investment disappears in an instant.—
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also
: done or occurring independently of such a system
our online and offline lives
offline activities/events
Movies and shows can be downloaded via the app for offline viewing. —Dan Auty
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of a person
: not available (as for communication) especially by way of the the Internet
She was having computer trouble, she told him, and would be offline for a while.—Mark Warren
Mark Warren
off-line
adverb
Examples of offline in a Sentence
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Blue's ascent to fame comes at a critical and complex moment for gender politics, both online and offline.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 June 2025
The veil between the online and offline realms feels thin as Zoomers socialize in their Zoomer way: playful, anarchic, yet always aware of the camera.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 27 June 2025
Critical thing is to to be offline, to kind of put the phone away, to not be on social media, to not read the news, um, to, to do that.
—Outside Online, 25 June 2025
Elliptic said the exchange was offline at the time of its post.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 18 June 2025
Just before midnight on January 18, TikTok took itself offline and disappeared from app stores.
—John Ruwitch, NPR, 18 June 2025
TikTok briefly took itself offline, sparking outcry from creators, but quickly came back after Trump signed an order delaying the ban’s enforcement by 75 days.
—Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 17 June 2025
Customers navigate a multitude of online and offline touchpoints, including social media research, reviews, websites, chatbots, emails, digital ads and sophisticated direct mail.
—Maria Youth, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
But never has the contrast between teens’ online and offline lives been so dramatic as for those who experienced adolescence during the pandemic.
—Charley Locke, Vox, 16 June 2025
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Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 June 2025
The veil between the online and offline realms feels thin as Zoomers socialize in their Zoomer way: playful, anarchic, yet always aware of the camera.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 27 June 2025
Critical thing is to to be offline, to kind of put the phone away, to not be on social media, to not read the news, um, to, to do that.
—Outside Online, 25 June 2025
Elliptic said the exchange was offline at the time of its post.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 18 June 2025
Just before midnight on January 18, TikTok took itself offline and disappeared from app stores.
—John Ruwitch, NPR, 18 June 2025
TikTok briefly took itself offline, sparking outcry from creators, but quickly came back after Trump signed an order delaying the ban’s enforcement by 75 days.
—Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 17 June 2025
Customers navigate a multitude of online and offline touchpoints, including social media research, reviews, websites, chatbots, emails, digital ads and sophisticated direct mail.
—Maria Youth, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
But never has the contrast between teens’ online and offline lives been so dramatic as for those who experienced adolescence during the pandemic.
—Charley Locke, Vox, 16 June 2025
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“Offline.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/offline. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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