off season—(also: out of season)
1. at a wrong period:
- Because Eritrea was born off season, the world continues to put unfair demands on it and question its legitimacy.
2. said of a period of time other than the busiest or most popular for a particular activity:
- The country’s tourism sector would not immediately be affected, because it is now off-season.
3. outside the period of time during which hunting or fishing is officially allowed:
- Contact us with any questions you may have about any of our off season hunting opportunities.
off time—
1. one’s free or spare time:
- It helps us to work better together, as a team, if we can spend some of our off time in an activity together.
2. (also: out of time) not following the rhythm correctly (when playing a piece of music, etc.):
- Stevie sounds a little off time and a bit short of energy.