off-season
When business slumps
Off-season refers to the time when activity in a particular field slows or stops.
In sports, the off-season is when no games are played: The team made several trades in the off-season.
In tourism, it's when fewer visitors come: Hotel rates drop during the off-season.
As an adjective, it describes things occurring during this period: off-season training, off-season prices.
Prolonged winter dormancy
- fallowUnplanted field recovering
- slowdownReduction in pace
- inactivityLack of movement
- pauseTemporary cessation of activity
hiatus · downtime · lull · standstill · idle · closed · shuttered · maintenance
Developing abilities through practice
- conditioningLearned behavioral adaptation
- draftPreliminary version of text
- tradesMutual swaps or crafts
- rosterList of members
scouting · signings · workouts · rehabilitation · practice · team-building · contracts · transfers
Exchange for payment
- clearancePermitted passage or approval
- bargainFavorable purchase price
- reducedMade less in amount
- markdownReduction in retail price
promotion · deal · savings · value · affordable · slashed · liquidation · overstock
Lacking in sound
- peacefulFree from disturbance
- calmFree from agitation
- solitudeState of being alone
- serenityUndisturbed mental quietude
stillness · secluded · empty · uncrowded · relaxation · rejuvenation · retreat · escape
Movement between locations
- vacationLeisure time away
- destinationIntended arrival point
- discountsSubtractions from full price
- availabilityState of being obtainable
locals · authenticity · flexibility · quieter · uncrowded · spontaneous
hibernation
Prolonged winter dormancy
- fallowUnplanted field recovering
- slowdownReduction in pace
- inactivityLack of movement
pause · hiatus · downtime · lull · standstill · idle · closed · shuttered · maintenance · renovation
training
Developing abilities through practice
- conditioningLearned behavioral adaptation
- draftPreliminary version of text
- tradesMutual swaps or crafts
roster · scouting · signings · workouts · rehabilitation · practice · team-building · contracts · transfers · camp
sale
Exchange for payment
markdown · promotion · deal · savings · value · affordable · slashed · liquidation · overstock · surplus
quiet
Lacking in sound
serenity · stillness · secluded · empty · uncrowded · relaxation · rejuvenation · retreat · escape · respite
travel
Movement between locations
- vacationLeisure time away
- destinationIntended arrival point
- discountsSubtractions from full price
availability · locals · authenticity · flexibility · quieter · uncrowded · spontaneous
- sports calendaroffseason, playoffs, championship game, finals, semifinals
- tourism metricsoccupancy rate, occupancy rates, hotel occupancy, ADR, GOP
- training phasesperiodization, recovery phase, transition phase, deload, taper
- seasonsautumn, summer, winter, spring, fall
- time wordsminute, hour, day, now, soon
- hotelshotel staff, hotel room, accommodations, hotelier, innkeeper
off-seasonpeak season
Busiest commercial period
high season · busy season · peak time · tourist season · holiday season
off-seasonregular season
Standard competitive period before playoffs
in-season · season · preseason · postseason · playoffs
off, season, seasoning, seasonal, seasons, seasonable, seasonally, unseasonable, preseason