: not being in the period of maximum use or business : not peak
telephone rates during off-peak hours
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Most of the cuts would come to off-peak flights, Kirby said.
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Michael Loria, USA Today, 22 Mar. 2026
Kirby wrote that some less profitable flights are expected to be cut in the short term because of oil prices, like off-peak and red-eye flights.
—Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 21 Mar. 2026
The pilot program begins with off-peak trains so Metra can avoid logjams.
—Cbs Chicago Team, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
And because matches and celebrations will inevitably run into off-peak hours, make the Lincoln Tunnel’s morning-only bus lanes run 24/7.
—Ben Furnas, New York Daily News, 18 Mar. 2026
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Michael Loria, USA Today, 22 Mar. 2026
Kirby wrote that some less profitable flights are expected to be cut in the short term because of oil prices, like off-peak and red-eye flights.
—Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 21 Mar. 2026
The pilot program begins with off-peak trains so Metra can avoid logjams.
—Cbs Chicago Team, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
And because matches and celebrations will inevitably run into off-peak hours, make the Lincoln Tunnel’s morning-only bus lanes run 24/7.
—Ben Furnas, New York Daily News, 18 Mar. 2026
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“Off-peak.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/off-peak. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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