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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There has been more of a buzz about banning the play after the Green Bay Packers' rule proposal during the 2025 offseason.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
This offseason, five jobs (Atlanta, Texas, Minnesota, San Francisco, Los Angeles Angels) already are open.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
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Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
This offseason, five jobs (Atlanta, Texas, Minnesota, San Francisco, Los Angeles Angels) already are open.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
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“Offseason.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/offseason. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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