on-season
[ on-see-zuh n, awn- ]
/ ˈɒnˈsi zən, ˈɔn- /
adjective
being a time of year that is the busiest or most popular for a specific activity; in season: on-season airfares.
adverb
in or during the busiest season: to travel on-season.
noun
a time of year that is the busiest or most popular for a specific activity: We stayed at the resort in the on-season.
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Origin of on-season
by analogy with off-season
Words nearby on-season
on-peak, on-ramp, on-record, on-screen, on-seam, on-season, on-site, on-stream, on-target, on-the-job, on-the-record
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