offline

B2 · Upper Intermediate Business Informal

adv. to discuss something later in private instead of during a group meeting.

adv. to engage in a private or separate discussion outside the current formal forum or meeting.

“That is a good point, but let's take this conversation offline so we don't waste the group's time.”

“The manager suggested taking the budget dispute offline to avoid derailment of the general project briefing.”

B1 · Intermediate Computing

adj. describes a computer or system that is not connected to the internet.

adj. pertaining to a system or device that is not currently linked to a network or the power grid.

“The printer is offline, so I cannot print my homework right now.”

“The primary server went offline following a localized power failure, triggering the immediate activation of the backup system.”

B2 · Upper Intermediate

adj. happening in real life rather than on the internet.

adj. occurring in the physical world as opposed to a virtual or digital environment.

“It was nice to finally meet my gaming friends at an offline event.”

“The retailer is struggling to balance its digital marketing strategy with the declining foot traffic in its offline stores.”

C1 · Advanced Computing Technical

v. to stop a system or machine from being connected to a network.

v. to deliberately disconnect a system, server, or component from an active network state.

“The engineers had to offline the server to perform emergency repairs.”

“The administrator decided to offline the affected nodes to prevent the malware from spreading across the entire corporate network.”