postseason

[ pohst-see-zuhn ]

noun

1. a period after the season, especially the period of time in organized sports when teams that did well during the regular season play each other for championship titles:

   Several universities with storied college football programs will be headed to bowl games this postseason.

adjective

1. of, relating to, or occurring in the postseason: Prepare for next year’s deer hunting with postseason scouting and observation.

   The postseason games are only available to people who pay for the league’s subscription TV service.

   Prepare for next year’s deer hunting with postseason scouting and observation.

postseason

/ pəʊstˈsiːzən /

adjective

1. of or relating to the period after the end of a regular sporting season

noun

1. the period after the end of a regular sporting season

   home run drought in the postseason

Word History and Origins

Origin of postseason¹

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85; post- ( def ) + season ( def )

Example Sentences

No lingering doubts about his lack of postseason experience.

From Los Angeles Times

The Chargers currently hold an AFC playoff spot, the fifth seed in a wild-card position, and have a 90% probability to qualify for the postseason, according to NFL.com.

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When the postseason Dodgers needed a hero, he had big hits in the division series opener, the division series clincher, and the clinching World Series Game 5.

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You endure a regular-season OPS of .654 for a postseason of two homers, eight RBIs, and a go-ahead dinger against the San Diego Padres in the deciding Game 5 of the division series.

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Hernández has a career .874 OPS in 86 postseason games.

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