in season

1. One of the four natural divisions of the year, spring, summer, fall, and winter, in the North and South Temperate zones. Each season, beginning astronomically at an equinox or solstice, is characterized by specific meteorological or climatic conditions.

2. The two divisions of the year, rainy and dry, in some tropical regions.

A recurrent period characterized by certain occurrences, occupations, festivities, or crops: the holiday season; tomato season.

A suitable, natural, or convenient time: a season for merriment.

A period of time: gone for a season.

To improve or enhance the flavor of (food) by adding salt, spices, herbs, or other flavorings.

To add zest, piquancy, or interest to: seasoned the lecture with jokes.

To treat or dry (lumber, for example) until ready for use; cure.

To render competent through trial and experience: a lawyer who had been seasoned by years in the trial courts.

To accustom or inure; harden: troops who had been seasoned in combat. See Synonyms at harden.

To moderate; temper.

One of four natural divisions of the year—spring, summer, autumn, and winter—in temperate zones. Each season has its own characteristic weather and lasts approximately three months. The change in the seasons is brought about by the shift in the angle at which the Sun's rays strike the Earth. This angle changes as the Earth orbits in its yearly cycle around the Sun due to the tilt of the Earth's axis. For example, when the northern or southern hemisphere of the Earth is at an angle predominantly facing the Sun and has more daylight hours of direct, overhead sunlight than nighttime hours, it is in its summer season; the opposite hemisphere is in then opposite condition and is in its winter season. See also equinox, solstice.

In some tropical climates, either of the two divisions—rainy and dry—into which the year is divided. These divisions are defined on the basis of levels of precipitation.