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
Recent Examples on the Web
Even if the Warriors get eliminated in the play-in round, Curry won’t have much of an offseason.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2024
Players can garner extra income during the offseason from marketing agreements with the WNBA or their teams, Business Insider reports.
—Jenny McCoy, SELF, 15 Apr. 2024
During this phase of the offseason, Reid explained, players’ communication with coaches takes place remotely.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 15 Apr. 2024
Ohtani, who during the offseason signed baseball’s richest contract with the Dodgers, has adamantly denied betting on any sport or paying a bookie.
—Cnn Staff, CNN, 11 Apr. 2024
Prescott has yet to receive a long-term contract extension from the Cowboys, though the team’s other star players Micah Parsons and CeeDee Lamb haven’t received extensions either during the offseason.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Apr. 2024
Tagovailoa, on Thursday night, held his third Tua Foundation event of the offseason, after two previous events in Hawaii.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2024
The Chargers guaranteed him $10 million over two years, their largest financial commitment of the offseason.
—Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2024
Read on for his take on the dishes to try, the sites to explore, and the road trips around the region that make the offseason the best time to be there.
—Maddalena Fossati, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Apr. 2024
Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2024
Players can garner extra income during the offseason from marketing agreements with the WNBA or their teams, Business Insider reports.
—Jenny McCoy, SELF, 15 Apr. 2024
During this phase of the offseason, Reid explained, players’ communication with coaches takes place remotely.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 15 Apr. 2024
Ohtani, who during the offseason signed baseball’s richest contract with the Dodgers, has adamantly denied betting on any sport or paying a bookie.
—Cnn Staff, CNN, 11 Apr. 2024
Prescott has yet to receive a long-term contract extension from the Cowboys, though the team’s other star players Micah Parsons and CeeDee Lamb haven’t received extensions either during the offseason.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Apr. 2024
Tagovailoa, on Thursday night, held his third Tua Foundation event of the offseason, after two previous events in Hawaii.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2024
The Chargers guaranteed him $10 million over two years, their largest financial commitment of the offseason.
—Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2024
Read on for his take on the dishes to try, the sites to explore, and the road trips around the region that make the offseason the best time to be there.
—Maddalena Fossati, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Apr. 2024
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“Offseason.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/offseason. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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