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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His 30 series wins are three more than Tony Vitello, who left Tennessee this offseason to manage the San Francisco Giants, and Arkansas' Dave Van Horn.
—David Eckert, Austin American Statesman, 15 Mar. 2026
Jaquez has gotten attention for being part of a family legacy at UCLA and spending an offseason with the Bruins’ softball team.
—Marisa Ingemi, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2026
Then, 14 days after those expired, the team converted Shulga’s two-way and reportedly signed veteran big man Charles Bassey — who starred for the Celtics’ Summer League squad last offseason — to a 10-day deal.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 15 Mar. 2026
Multiple sources have indicated the Aztecs won’t accept either and instead get started on what figures to be a turbulent offseason.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026
Sporting Kansas City finally has clearance to begin playing one of its biggest signings of the Major League Soccer offseason.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 14 Mar. 2026
Venable said Saturday that Newcomb, who signed a one-year deal in the offseason, will work out of the bullpen.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026
After struggling last year with Cisco and Tony Adams as their starters, the Jets have revamped the safety position this offseason.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 14 Mar. 2026
Beeks, meanwhile, will also join his sixth team (Red Sox, Rays, Rockies, Pirates, Diamondbacks), and will essentially replace Coulombe in the Rangers’ offseason bullpen shuffle.
—Jayson Stark, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
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David Eckert, Austin American Statesman, 15 Mar. 2026
Jaquez has gotten attention for being part of a family legacy at UCLA and spending an offseason with the Bruins’ softball team.
—Marisa Ingemi, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2026
Then, 14 days after those expired, the team converted Shulga’s two-way and reportedly signed veteran big man Charles Bassey — who starred for the Celtics’ Summer League squad last offseason — to a 10-day deal.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 15 Mar. 2026
Multiple sources have indicated the Aztecs won’t accept either and instead get started on what figures to be a turbulent offseason.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026
Sporting Kansas City finally has clearance to begin playing one of its biggest signings of the Major League Soccer offseason.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 14 Mar. 2026
Venable said Saturday that Newcomb, who signed a one-year deal in the offseason, will work out of the bullpen.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026
After struggling last year with Cisco and Tony Adams as their starters, the Jets have revamped the safety position this offseason.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 14 Mar. 2026
Beeks, meanwhile, will also join his sixth team (Red Sox, Rays, Rockies, Pirates, Diamondbacks), and will essentially replace Coulombe in the Rangers’ offseason bullpen shuffle.
—Jayson Stark, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
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“Offseason.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/offseason. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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