postseason

[ pohst-see-zuhn ]

noun

1. a period after the season, especially the period of time in organized sports when teams that did well during the regular season play each other for championship titles:

   Several universities with storied college football programs will be headed to bowl games this postseason.

adjective

1. of, relating to, or occurring in the postseason: Prepare for next year’s deer hunting with postseason scouting and observation.

   The postseason games are only available to people who pay for the league’s subscription TV service.

   Prepare for next year’s deer hunting with postseason scouting and observation.

postseason

/ pəʊstˈsiːzən /

adjective

1. of or relating to the period after the end of a regular sporting season

noun

1. the period after the end of a regular sporting season

   home run drought in the postseason

Word History and Origins

Origin of postseason¹

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85; post- ( def ) + season ( def )

Example Sentences

He did not miss any games during the regular season or postseason.

From Washington Post

The team is already fighting for its playoff life, with just a 37 percent chance to qualify for the postseason as one of the top four teams in the comparatively stacked East division.

From FiveThirtyEight

Green, though, will only have the next 14 games, and possibly a postseason run, to showcase his game before the draft.

From Washington Post

Organizers hope that confining the tournament to one location will limit the risk of contracting and spreading the coronavirus, which could derail a team’s postseason hopes.

From Washington Post

The skeptics would note that Stafford’s 74 wins as a starting quarterback are the fourth most in NFL history without a single postseason victory, behind Jim Hart, Steve Grogan and Roman Gabriel.

From Washington Post

I will probably watch over 300 hours of this game before the postseason starts.

From The Daily Beast

The league has always made its largest chunk of revenue from the postseason, and postseason ratings are dependent on big stars.

From The Daily Beast

He also said the Nittany Lions are ineligible to play in postseason games for the next four years.

From The Daily Beast

He now owns the postseason title for most yards per completion.

From The Daily Beast

Top-ranked crews would compete in the postseason, culminating in a media-saturated national championship.

From The Daily Beast