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

This signing continues the Chiefs’ offseason trend of running things back on defense after last year’s strong season. —Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 6 Apr. 2024

But hiring a coveted coach with basketball pedigree and Southern California ties such as Musselman is a major coup at such a late juncture in the offseason carousel. —Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2024

Jimmy Garoppolo will back up Matthew Stafford, and Stetson Bennett is expected to participate in offseason workouts after missing his entire rookie season on the non-football injury list. —Adam Grosbard, Orange County Register, 3 Apr. 2024

Lamm re-signed to the Dolphins on a one-year deal last offseason and started the first two games of the season at left tackle as Terron Armstead dealt with an injury. —Daniel Oyefusi, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2024

Lauren Betts, a prize Stanford recruit, transferred to UCLA last offseason. —Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2024

This has been a challenging offseason for the Minnesota Vikings. —Steve Silverman, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024

In 2018, the Jets sent their sixth overall pick and three second-round picks to Indianapolis for the third overall pick and took quarterback Sam Darnold — a 49ers backup in 2023 before signing with Minnesota this offseason. —Ryan McFadden, The Denver Post, 28 Mar. 2024

The Reds have never been known for being big spenders in the offseason. —Daniel Kohn, SPIN, 27 Mar. 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