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
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
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
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Rob Dillingham scored 25 points for the Bulls, who head into an uncertain offseason looking for a new head of basketball operations and a decision on the future of coach Billy Donovan.
—CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
Injury updates Edman, who underwent ankle surgery this offseason, is still on track to be activated around late May, Roberts said Saturday.
—Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2026
Berterame’s elusive first goal with Inter Miami (3-1-3, 12 points), which signed him for $15 million this offseason, came following a rush into the Red Bulls’ goal area by Lionel Messi.
—Andre Fernandez, Miami Herald, 12 Apr. 2026
Rob Dillingham scored 25 points for the Bulls, who head into an uncertain offseason looking for a new head of basketball operations and a decision on the future of coach Billy Donovan.
—ABC News, 12 Apr. 2026
Bregman, the All-Star who signed a five-year, $175 million contract this past offseason to be the finishing piece of the lineup, extended Saturday’s game with a two-out RBI single in the ninth inning.
—Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2026
There isn’t much of an offseason for ski racers.
—John Meyer, Denver Post, 12 Apr. 2026
Garner played four seasons with the A’s, earning his first All-Star selection in 1976 before he was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates in the offseason prior to the 1977 season.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 12 Apr. 2026
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CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
Injury updates Edman, who underwent ankle surgery this offseason, is still on track to be activated around late May, Roberts said Saturday.
—Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2026
Berterame’s elusive first goal with Inter Miami (3-1-3, 12 points), which signed him for $15 million this offseason, came following a rush into the Red Bulls’ goal area by Lionel Messi.
—Andre Fernandez, Miami Herald, 12 Apr. 2026
Rob Dillingham scored 25 points for the Bulls, who head into an uncertain offseason looking for a new head of basketball operations and a decision on the future of coach Billy Donovan.
—ABC News, 12 Apr. 2026
Bregman, the All-Star who signed a five-year, $175 million contract this past offseason to be the finishing piece of the lineup, extended Saturday’s game with a two-out RBI single in the ninth inning.
—Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2026
There isn’t much of an offseason for ski racers.
—John Meyer, Denver Post, 12 Apr. 2026
Garner played four seasons with the A’s, earning his first All-Star selection in 1976 before he was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates in the offseason prior to the 1977 season.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 12 Apr. 2026
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“Offseason.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/offseason. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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