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

Jason Sanders, released by the Dolphins during the offseason, is 2 for 3 for the Jets from that distance this season (with a long of 52) and 35 for 51 in his career, including two conversions from 57 yards. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026

The changes for the Raiders start with veteran quarterback Kirk Cousins, who signed with Las Vegas after his offseason release from the Atlanta Falcons. — Pete Sweeney october 1, Kansas City Star, 1 Oct. 2026

The league formed an offseason officiating task force that included an effort to clean up some of the WNBA’s issues regarding physicality and officiating. — Ryan Gaydos Outkick, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026

The team gave Bednar a vote of confidence in the offseason after being swept in the Western Conference Final. — ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1847, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for offseason

• milesian
• partizan
• postseason
• preseason
• unreason
• reason
• season
• seizin
• treason

Kids Definition

off-season

noun

ˈȯf-ˌsēz-ᵊn

: a time when some activity is suspended or reduced