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

This was him—sans manager and inching toward divorce with Sara Lownds, the mother of his first five children—acting on his own advice, gathering his friends and just getting onstage, high and electrified and focused and free. — Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 7 Nov. 2026

The night’s biggest surprise came while Styles was in his second costume, when Brunson walked onstage to present the Grammy winner with a banner, celebrating his record-breaking 30-show run. — Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 1 Nov. 2026

Nothing brings you closer than being onstage every night together. — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2026

At a press conference at the University of Tokyo, Blanchett was joined onstage by two students of the university as well as Kaori Hayashi, executive vice president and professor at the university, and writer and poet Mieko Kawakami. — Kelly Wetherille, Footwear News, 29 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