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

They are expected to be active in the free-agent market this offseason – especially to shore up its historically bad backline – and have the No. 1 pick in the Re-Entry Draft and the No. 2 pick in the college SuperDraft. —Harold Gutmann, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024

Signed over from the divisional rival New York Giants in the offseason, Barkley has paid massive dividends in the backfield. —Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 9 Nov. 2024

Mater Dei’s girls basketball program has experienced several changes in the offseason but remains an Orange County powerhouse entering the 2024-25 season. —Dan Albano, Orange County Register, 7 Nov. 2024

Steve Cohen and the Mets will be aggressive for every top free agent, including Burnes this offseason. —Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024

Travis Kelce’s dad talks about life around the pop superstar Feb. 10, 2024 Jason Kelce is a seven-time Pro Bowl center who played all 13 of his NFL seasons with the Eagles before retiring this past offseason. —Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024

The transfer portal also contributed to the Sun Devils' overhaul, with guards BJ Freeman and Alston Mason joining in the offseason. —Jeremy Duda, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024

The interim position remains a temporary solution, and teams often seek fresh leadership in the offseason. —Giovanni Malloy, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024

He was traded from the Pittsburgh Steelers to the Panthers this past offseason, with the Steelers sending Johnson and a seventh-round pick to Carolina in exchange for cornerback Donte Jackson and a sixth-round pick. —David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Nov. 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