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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So far, Powell has proven to be a fantastic offseason addition for the Heat.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 13 Nov. 2025
Wilder things certainly have happened in the MLB offseason, and the winter meetings haven’t even started yet.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 13 Nov. 2025
Kansas City has revised its hitting coaching staff this offseason, though with the same man at the top in Alec Zumwalt.
—Sam McDowell 12, Kansas City Star, 12 Nov. 2025
New York may be looking to add a pitcher this offseason, but The Athletic's Will Sammon reported that Senga is drawing trade interest from multiple teams.
—Shaun McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Nov. 2025
Compton worked hard in the offseason to reconfigure his body, hoping that better fitness would lead to less mental fatigue on the floor and fewer lazy fouls, and to focus on playing more vertically than horizontally with his arms.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Nov. 2025
Daigneault doesn’t just coach these Thunder players who have been on the come-up for quite some time now (and who are a league-leading 10-1 so far this season despite Williams being out because of offseason wrist surgery).
—Sam Amick, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
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Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 13 Nov. 2025
Wilder things certainly have happened in the MLB offseason, and the winter meetings haven’t even started yet.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 13 Nov. 2025
Kansas City has revised its hitting coaching staff this offseason, though with the same man at the top in Alec Zumwalt.
—Sam McDowell 12, Kansas City Star, 12 Nov. 2025
New York may be looking to add a pitcher this offseason, but The Athletic's Will Sammon reported that Senga is drawing trade interest from multiple teams.
—Shaun McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Nov. 2025
Compton worked hard in the offseason to reconfigure his body, hoping that better fitness would lead to less mental fatigue on the floor and fewer lazy fouls, and to focus on playing more vertically than horizontally with his arms.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Nov. 2025
Daigneault doesn’t just coach these Thunder players who have been on the come-up for quite some time now (and who are a league-leading 10-1 so far this season despite Williams being out because of offseason wrist surgery).
—Sam Amick, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
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“Offseason.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/offseason. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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