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

The primary problem is, unfortunately, Lily Rabe, who plays Brooke in a different, blunter register than everyone else onstage. — Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2026

Trump invited Graham to speak onstage and asked boxing legend Evander Holyfield to address the crowd as well, marking a surprise appearance from the former heavyweight champion. — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 22 Oct. 2026

That was Chappell Roan on Wednesday at the Shrine Auditorium, where somebody in the audience did indeed light up moments after the pop singer emerged onstage to headline Night 1 of her Super Graphic Spectacular. — Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

And Katerina, onstage, publicly admits her guilt over helping develop the AI that led to Ultron and the Sokovia attack. — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 21 Oct. 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