From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishoff period/season etcoff period/season etcDLTBUSY PLACEa period or season which is not as busy as other times of the year In the off season, there’s hardly anyone staying at the hotel. → off
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off period/season etc• Q: What do you do in the off season?• The remaining truffles are boiled for sterilization and canned for sale as truffles and as truffle juice during the off season.• She worked in the store's office during the off season while attending Indiana.• In 1967, he began spending the off season working as an assistant to one of California Gov. 