off-season

[ awf-see-zuhn, of- ]

noun

1. a time of year other than the regular or busiest one for a specific activity:

   Fares are lower in the off-season.

2. a time of year when business, manufacturing activity, etc., is less than normal or at an unusually low point.

adjective

1. of, relating to, or during the off-season:

   off-season hotel rates.

adverb

1. in or during the off-season:

   Traveling off-season is the easiest way to save vacation money.

off season

adjective

1. denoting or occurring during a period of little activity in a trade or business

noun

1. such a period

adverb

1. in an off-season period

Word History and Origins

Origin of off-season¹

First recorded in 1840–50

Example Sentences

Not many teams can pack a one-two punch better than the Baltimore Ravens after their off-season move for running back Derrick Henry has proved to be a huge success.

From BBC

It’s well past the August holiday peak, but anger against over-tourism in Spain is spilling into the off-season, as holiday-makers continue to seek winter sun.

From BBC

Here, the plaque says, is where Babe Ruth was enjoying an off-season round in January,1920, when he found out he’d been traded from the Red Sox to the Yankees, pending his approval.

From Los Angeles Times

"I'm pretty shocked as we had a great off-season and great training camp, so we've got to figure it out."

From BBC

Teams have an off-season training squad of 90 players and must select 53 for the start of the season, the deadline for which was Tuesday.

From BBC