Grapefruit League time

• Continue drinking tea, heading off before serious play starts
• Time for a friendly game of football
• Spring-training period
• Not counting, in a way
• Spring training time
• Like pro baseball in February
• Like most exhibition games
• Add a bit of spice before the competitive games start

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
adjective EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ preseason injuries EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ All the preseason stuff is over now. ▪ I know they had a good preseason , but the preseason games should not count more than the games late. ▪ In a preseason game against ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The period before the start of a sporting season, during which players undergo training and venues are prepared vb. (context transitive English) To season in advance.