take the stage

idiom

: to walk onto the stage
The band took the stage and the concert began.

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And icon Cher will take the stage as musical guest for the second time following her first appearance in 1987. Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 30 Nov. 2025 The Grammy Award-winning rapper will take the stage from the Bud Light Touchdown Club inside the M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore. Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 27 Nov. 2025 Kansas City Chiefs Meanwhile, Post Malone, will take the stage at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025 And having South Korea’s own Ninetails, the first all-Korean team to qualify for the championship, take the stage on home turf? Jeff Benjamin, Billboard, 11 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for take the stage

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