the off

noun

British

1

: the beginning of a race

2

: the very beginning

Right from the off, I knew she was against me.

Examples of the off in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Web protection replaced dangerous URLs with a warning page in Chrome and the off-brand browser. — Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 29 Sep. 2026

Garrett has served on the off-price retailer’s board since 2000. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2026

Meta Glasses — the off-brand, more affordable entry-level glasses launched a few months ago — also have more options. — Victoria Song, The Verge, 23 Sep. 2026

Blowing Rock is a small village along the Blue Ridge Parkway with a population of 1,600 in the off season — but about 6,000 in the summers. — Eva Flowe, Charlotte Observer, 22 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for the off

• ashraf
• checkoff
• cutoff
• falloff
• handoff
• kickoff
• layoff
• liftoff
• markoff
• markov
• payoff
• playoff