off-season

[ awf-see-zuhn, of- ]

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noun

a time of year other than the regular or busiest one for a specific activity:
Fares are lower in the off-season.
a time of year when business, manufacturing activity, etc., is less than normal or at an unusually low point.

adjective

of, relating to, or during the off-season:
off-season hotel rates.

adverb

in or during the off-season:
Traveling off-season is the easiest way to save vacation money.

off season

adjective

denoting or occurring during a period of little activity in a trade or business

noun

such a period

adverb

in an off-season period

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Word History and Origins

Origin of off-season¹

First recorded in 1840–50

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Example Sentences

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Mara said he did ask Cronin if he could continue working out with Dave Andrews, the team’s director of athletic performance who had helped him round into shape from an off-season foot injury.

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They spent the off-season making upgrades to the stadium, including a new clubhouse and expanded locker room facilities.

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The Bengals were due contract decisions on Chase and fellow receiver Tee Higgins in the off-season and have doubled down on their attacking identity.

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Even off-season rains pushed the sites to the brink, two sources said, with water pooling up to the edge of protective aprons, threatening to spill out onto an active military runway after recent rainstorms.

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Physical issues have regularly held him back, however, with the latest being a hip injury which disrupted his off-season preparations and affected him at the Australian Open in January.

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offscreen offset

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