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

The Dodgers have advanced to baseball’s final four, losing just once in six postseason games.

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In six postseason games, the Dodgers have five quality starts.

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On Wednesday, before the Dodgers lost their only game this postseason, third baseman Max Muncy scoffed at the notion the team was hitting on all cylinders.

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Sasaki can point to when he started down the road to postseason glory.

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Sasaki made the Phillies look as overmatched at the plate as Postseason Shohei Ohtani, also pitching perfect ninth and 10th innings.

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