ONSTAGE Definition & Meaning

onstage

[ on-steyj, awn- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adverb

on or onto the stage ( offstage ):
The director shouted, “Onstage, everybody!”

adjective

of, relating to, or used in the acting area, or that part of the stage that is in view of the audience.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of onstage¹

First recorded in 1925–30; on + stage

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The studio will release 15 “big, bold, global” films annually in theaters by 2027, Mike Hopkins, head of Prime Video and Amazon MGM Studios, said Wednesday onstage.

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Paul even sang it onstage by himself when they performed.

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We can’t go on rallying only for each successive crisis or onstage moment — a post-riot rebuilding, a library fire, the Olympics — and then claim to be a great city in between.

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“It’s a great honor to play a role that exists so clearly in the public consciousness,” Corenswet said onstage, after receiving loud applause.

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The four came onstage in black pants and shirts and took the Beatles bow.

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