B2adverbinformallanguage
US/ˌɑːfˈhænd/
UK/ˌɒfˈhænd/
immediately, without time to think or check the facts
In context
I can't remember offhand what time the meeting starts, so let me check my email.
Do you know offhand how much a train ticket to Hue costs?
Offhand, I'd say the repair will take about a week, but I need to look first.
Words that go with offhand
verb + adverb
- know offhandI don't know offhand, but I can find out.
- remember offhandShe couldn't remember offhand where she had parked.
- say offhandIt's hard to say offhand how long it will take.
- think of offhandThere are lots of good apps, but I can't think of one offhand.
- recall offhandI can't recall offhand who wrote that song.
- name offhandI can't name any offhand, but there are several good books on it.