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on-season

American  
[on-see-zuhn, awn-] / ˈɒnˈsi zən, ˈɔn- /

adjective

  1. being a time of year that is the busiest or most popular for a specific activity; in season.

    on-season airfares.

adverb

  1. in or during the busiest season.

    to travel on-season.

noun

  1. a time of year that is the busiest or most popular for a specific activity.

    We stayed at the resort in the on-season.

Etymology

Origin of on-season

By analogy with off-season

Example Sentences

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Swimming in the sea off Belgium is banned until the on-season, when lifeguards are patrolling.

From Reuters • Jun. 26, 2020

Elsewhere on Edisto Island, Fairfield Ocean Ridge Resort offers vacation villas, with off-season rates at 20% less than the published online, on-season rates.

From Southern Living • Jun. 15, 2011

On talk-radio sports, football and basketball are more talked about in their off-seasons than baseball is on-season.

From Time Magazine Archive

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