off-peak

See also: offpeak

English

Adjective

off-peak (not comparable)

1. During a period of less use or demand than the maximum (peak), generally overnight.

   Phone calls on weekdays between 18:00 and 08:00 the following day are charged at an off-peak tariff, lower than peak, but higher than weekend.

   • 2012, Andrew Martin, Underground Overground: A passenger's history of the Tube, Profile Books, →ISBN, page 78:

     At the time of writing some of the As are still running, and they are my favourite Underground cars. They are roomy and airy; the seats are transverse benches that you can stretch out and sleep on in the off-peak.

Synonyms

• base (period)

Translations

During a period of less use or demand than the maximum (peak)

• Hungarian: csúcsidőn/csúcsidőszakon kívüli
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See also

• base fare

References

• “off-peak”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.