Meanings
nouncenter stage (uncountable)
alternative centre stage
- USuncountableactingThe area in the center of the stage, especially one towards the front.
- USbroadlyuncountableAn important or prominent position.
In terms of pure screen time and action, Helena often takes center stage in a film that should by all accounts belong to Indy, meaning Dr. Jones ends up feeling oddly secondary in a story that’s supposed to be his grand finale.
2023 June 28, Lauren Coates, “Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny review: Harrison Ford goes to the whip”, in AV Club
Synonyms & antonyms
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
German Bühnenmitte
- Bühnenmittearea in the center of the stage
Spanish protagónico, centro de tablado
- protagónicoarea in the center of the stage
- centro de tabladoarea in the center of the stage
Cite this entry
APA
center stage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/center%20stage
MLA
“center stage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/center%20stage. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “center stage,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/center%20stage.
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