onstage

adverb or adjective

on·​stage ˈȯn-ˈstāj 

ˈän-, 

-ˌstāj

: on or onto a stage : on a part of the stage visible to the audience

Examples of onstage in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

He was spotted in the crowd — and even onstage — at many of her shows the next year. — Rachel Treisman, NPR, 3 July 2026

Tumble outta bed and stumble to the kitchen, pour yourself a cup of ambition and yawn and stretch and get ready to go out onstage. — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 7 July 2026

During that stop of the Eras Tour, Travis got onstage and performed as one of his then-girlfriend’s backup dancers. — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 3 July 2026

The old him would have been terrified of going onstage, a public humiliation waiting to happen. — Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1925, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for onstage

• assuage
• backstage
• bocage
• downstage
• engage
• enrage
• leafage
• messuage
• offstage
• outrage
• pelage
• prophage

Kids Definition

onstage

adverb or adjective

on·​stage ˈȯn-ˈstāj 

ˈän-

: on or onto a stage : on a part of the stage visible to the audience