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

Here's everything to know about who dated who on the set of Gossip Girl. 01 of 05 Blake Lively and Penn Badgley Lively and Badgley took their on-screen romance to real life early on during filming, with sparks flying between the two when the show started in 2007. —Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 2 Nov. 2024

Aniston’s character received an on-screen farewell in Sept. 2023, while Hayes’ character will be honored by the people of Salem next month. —Andy Swift, TVLine, 1 Nov. 2024

Fifty-three characters experienced pregnancy, though only 51 appeared on-screen, representing 3.3 percent of all adolescent or adult women in popular films. —Rebecca Keegan, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Oct. 2024

This year, Salma Hayek was honored in the category of Entertainment & Altruism, celebrating her influence both on-screen and through her humanitarian efforts. —Ty Gaskins, WWD, 30 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1929, in the meaning defined at sense 1