(of a comment) not relevant to the subject under discussion.
‘his second comment is entirely off-topic’
‘Reviews can also be removed for being too crass, off topic or unhelpful.’
‘My apologies to the good people at Warner Independent for going completely off topic here.’
‘Hmm, I appear to have gone slightly off topic.’
‘OK, OK, the admirable political opinions of the brother of the lead actor of a show are a teeny bit off topic.’
‘The worst way for a meeting to get off topic is to get too caught up in the competition.’
‘To go even further off topic, the first Alien movie is also a rare glimpse of a future of some reasonable sexual egalitarianism.’
‘Slightly off topic, kudos to all my fellow bloggers who helped expose the guard document forgeries.’
‘Any off topic references or attempts to start a fight will be deleted.’
‘Anyways, sorry to take this thread slightly off topic.’
‘Point out any paragraphs that seem to get off topic or need to be divided.’
‘For an article trying to drive home the point that more critical approaches are necessary, the content is strangely off-topic.’
‘To prevent going off-topic I have moved this discussion here!’
‘Hehe, no worries, I totally like when reviewers go off topic.’
‘Well maybe not about nothing in particular but the subject can go off topic really quickly and I lose my way.’
‘Sorry I slid off topic a bit there.’
‘To assist the site administrators and users who are trying to find technical information, please do not post off-topic in this thread.’
‘And yes, I do realize how off-topic this is.’
‘Would poetic references to the music of the spheres be too off topic?’
‘It may simply amplify the frustration when some well-phrased thought or argument is passed over, or when the conversation does indeed veer off topic.’
‘While slightly off topic for a standard comparison, the following information is necessary to have as a background understanding for the conclusions of this comparison.’
adverb
Away from the subject under discussion.
‘you're drifting off-topic’
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