on-screen

adverb or adjective

ˈȯn-ˈskrēn 

ˈän-

variants or onscreen

1

: in a movie or a television program

But the makers of the 1958 movie understood that this most subtle of writers was telling a tale about the froth of life, and they celebrated it on-screen with gusto.

—Gerald Asher

The sixth-grader reportedly earned $1 million for starring in the upcoming My Girl, which pairs him with Anna Chlumsky for his first onscreen kiss.

—Alexander Tresniowski

2

: on a computer or television screen

You can watch a football game, see a small icon onscreen offering player statistics, click it with the remote, and view the stats.

—Edward W. Desmond

… handheld joysticks and gamepads that jolt and jar with the on-screen action.

—Leigh Gallagher

Examples of on-screen in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Two key cast members from the previous two Screams definitely won't be returning, though: Barrera was fired from the franchise after voicing support for Palestine on social media, and her on-screen sister Jenna Ortega exited the movie shortly thereafter. —Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 31 Jan. 2025

More News: Wrestling Icon Sting Reveals Final Appearances for Classic Persona In a candid conversation with McAfee, McMahon opened up about her time as an on-screen character in WWE, reflecting on her love for playing the villain and her disdain for being a babyface. —Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025

Recalling the original deli scene, Crystal said that Ephron came up with the initial idea to discuss a woman faking an orgasm on-screen. —Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN, 29 Jan. 2025

Audio descriptions are audible narrations of on-screen events that cannot be picked up from the dialog alone. —PCMAG, 27 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1929, in the meaning defined at sense 1