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

After undergoing arthroscopic surgery in the off-season, Hardaway says he's ready to put last year's disappointment behind him.

—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

Miami’s prize, barring a miracle rally, will be an offseason too-suddenly here -- one full of questions as the Heat face likely significant changes. —Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2024

The Lakers were eliminated from the playoffs, a 108-106 loss to the Denver Nuggets at Ball Arena in Game 5 of their first-round series sending them into an offseason of uncertainty. —Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2024

Yes, big questions are being asked in Phoenix, and big changes might be coming this offseason. —Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 29 Apr. 2024

Atlanta signed the veteran Cousins to a four-year, $180 million deal with $100 million guaranteed this offseason. —Phil Helsel, NBC News, 26 Apr. 2024

Burns played through his fifth-year option in 2023 and was franchise-tagged this offseason before being traded to the New York Giants. —Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 26 Apr. 2024

The Super Bowl of the offseason is like Christmas in April for me. —Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Apr. 2024

After losing five starters in free agency and signing just one starter, linebacker Eric Kendricks, in free agency because of salary cap constraints, the draft offers the Cowboys an opportunity to fill holes and hopefully boost a depressing offseason narrative surrounding the team. —Clarence E. Hill Jr., Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Apr. 2024

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

Word History

First Known Use

1847, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

off-season

noun

ˈȯf-ˌsēz-ᵊn

: a time when some activity is suspended or reduced