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

Rivero was due at a technical rehearsal after our interview before appearing onstage later that evening. — Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

The thankful and polite, yet rowdy Post Malone was preceded onstage Wednesday by first opening artist Carter Faith and part-coheadliner, part-opener Jelly Roll . — Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 16 July 2026

On this day in 1965, Bob Dylan walked onstage at the Newport Folk Festival carrying more than a guitar. — Kara Rogers Britannica Editors July 16, Encyclopedia Britannica, 16 July 2026

Mason’s been studying McCollum’s and Wallen’s performances onstage. — Naomi Jeffries, HollywoodReporter, 15 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