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

After Alexander Isak’s bitter exit a year previously, Anthony Gordon, Sandro Tonali and, most alarmingly, Bruno Guimaraes, Newcastle’s captain and talisman, pushed to move elsewhere during the off-season. — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

What does a perfect Saturday in the off-season look like to you? — Chadner Navarro, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Sep. 2026

The show has continued to troll the president in the off season. — Jack Dunn, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026

The only project not beginning life as a microdrama is Rico ATL, which is being developed as a feature film from the off. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for the off

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