off-peak

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ˌoff-ˈpeak adjectiveadj especially British EnglishBrE

1 BUSY PLACEoff-peak hours or periods are times that are less busy because fewer people want to do or use something 非高峰时间的 OPP peak

Telephone charges are lower during off-peak periods.

非高峰时段电话收费要低一些。

2. BUSY PLACEoff-peak travel, electricity etc is cheaper because it is done or used at less busy times 〔旅行的〕淡季的；〔用电收费〕非高峰时段的 OPP peak

—off-peak adverbadv

Examples from the Corpus

off-peak• Public opinion sometimes erroneously accuses the partly empty, off-peak buses of being run inefficiently.• It's not expensive if you couple it to an off-peak Economy Seven meter.• Check whether an off-peak electric storage heater or a gas fire might be better choice.• Consumers can benefit because the heaters then use more of the cheaper off-peak electricity, and less of the expensive kind.• Work on the highway will be done only during off-peak hours.• During the summer off-peak months a proportion of gas is fed into storage units above and below ground.• Take advantage of off-peak reductions for package holidays.• Peak-hour trams will run every six minutes, with off-peak services every 12 minutes.• Many do not take full advantage of the various daytime, night and off-peak tariffs on offer from their electricity company.• At off-peak times senior citizens can use the sports centre at reduced rates.• Youngsters and the unemployed will be given 250 hours of free community use at off-peak times.

off-peak periods• In particular, fare increases appear to lead to high losses of passengers, particularly at off-peak periods.

From Longman Business Dictionary

off-peakˌoff-ˈpeak adjectiveadj [only before a noun]

1TRAVELoff-peak travel, electricity etc is cheaper than normal because fewer people are travelling, using electricity etc at that time

discounts on off-peak travel

2COMMERCEoff-peak hours or periods are the times when fewer people want to do or use something, and when it is usually cheaper

Telephone charges are lower during off-peak periods.

→ compare peak2

—off-peak adverbadv

It is much cheaper to travel off-peak.

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