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

In response, the 32-year-old Grammy winner can be seen happily giving the father-daughter duo a peace sign from onstage. — Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Sep. 2026

Macklemore committed to donate his net earnings from Ed Sheeran’s Loop Tour after he was dropped for making pro-Palestinian comments onstage at New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium. — James Pollard, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2026

Ed Sheeran is set to resume his tour Saturday — possibly solo — after all his supporting acts withdrew in solidarity with opener Macklemore, who was dropped after making pro-Palestinian comments onstage. — ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026

Guitar Center has been caught in the growing fallout surrounding Macklemore’s removal from Ed Sheeran’s tour following the Seattle rapper’s statements onstage in support of Palestinians amid Israel’s war in Gaza. — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 17 Sep. 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