off-site

adjective or adverb

: not located or occurring at the site of a particular activity

Examples of off-site in a Sentence

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City Manager Chris Hazeltine said the remote access for speakers off-site of the council meetings will be allowed by telephonic audio, not video. Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2026 This sort of attention to dessert is otherwise increasingly rare; too many ambitious kitchens pour all their resources into their savory menus and then punt on the sweet courses, serving a scoop of gelato in a fancy coupe, or a slice of cake assembled off-site. Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 10 May 2026 They are prefabricated modules, often described as steel boxes, constructed off-site and slotted into the ship during assembly. David Nikel, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026 The federal government maintains the physical records off-site. Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 8 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for off-site

Word History

First Known Use

1939, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of off-site was in 1939

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“Off-site.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/off-site. Accessed 14 May. 2026.

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