out-of-town

[out-uhv-toun]

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of out-of-town¹

First recorded in 1815–25

Idioms and Phrases

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]

Example Sentences

And when I emailed to ask what time our out-of-town friends would be stopping by for dessert, they let me know they’ll be with two others I hadn’t expected.

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By 2019, much of the budget store growth was happening in out-of-town locations and retail parks, a trend accelerated by the pandemic.

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Mr. Sheeran fesses up to one while aboard a double-decker bus carrying out-of-town tourists.

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This year, the holidays in L.A. offer the gift of live music that will allow us all to excite or escape our out-of-town relatives when they come to the West Coast.

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Hope, 20, had volunteered to stay at a nearby hotel because my mother’s house was stuffed with out-of-town relatives.

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