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• out-of-town
  out-of-town

  adjective

  of, relating to, or from another city or town.
• out of town
  out of town

  Away from the town or city under consideration; away from home. For example, In his new job Tom will be going out of town nearly every week, or He's out of town but I'll have him call you when he gets back. [Late 1300s]

out-of-town

American  

[out-uhv-toun] / ˈaʊt əvˌtaʊn /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or from another city or town.

   We're expecting out-of-town visitors tomorrow.

2. taking place in another city or town.

   the out-of-town tryout of a new play.

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out of town Idioms  

1. Away from the town or city under consideration; away from home. For example, In his new job Tom will be going out of town nearly every week, or He's out of town but I'll have him call you when he gets back. [Late 1300s]

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Etymology

Origin of out-of-town

First recorded in 1815–25

Example Sentences

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That would be paid for, they said, by higher taxes of out-of-town warehouses used by online retailers like Amazon.

From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026

She has a by-appointment space in Pasadena now, where she draws everyone from Rihanna’s stylist to out-of-town moms who make a point to stop by on their way to Disneyland.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2026

That would be a major factor for host cities, since out-of-town visitors are key to driving a positive economic impact.

From Salon ● Apr. 30, 2026

Chicago-born Leo, the first American pope, is a sports fan, enjoying baseball and basketball, while he swims and plays tennis regularly at the papal out-of-town residence, Castel Gandolfo.

From Barron's ● Apr. 10, 2026

Celia and Johnny have been seated with a handful of out-of-town couples, friends of friends who aren’t really friends of anyone at all.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett

This is sometimes called “trip stacking” — turning something you were already doing out of town into a minivacation.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026

To prepare for Thursday’s night’s match against Tunisia, Wallingford had 35 kegs of beer cooling and 400 croquettes—a Dutch fried snack—shipped from out of town.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026

A lot of the larger businesses are now going out of town or into retail parks.

From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026

Businesses said it had been a "shambles" with trade already dropping dramatically and lorries getting stuck and having to reverse back out of town.

From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2026

Babs was out of town this weekend, so this is the first chance I’ve had to talk to her in person since I got Ron B. Tully’s email.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy