"Offstage" refers to an area not visible to the audience during a performance, typically beyond the edges of the stage. It is where actors wait for their cues or prepare for their next appearance. Full definition
Kasich avoided both his audience and the press following his «Two Paths» speech in midtown this morning, walking immediately offstage as he concluded and then departing through a side exit. (newyorktrue.com)
(And, lest we forget, Google is one of the pioneers of the self - driving car, which continues to lurk just offstage.) (canadianbusiness.com)
But with Woods offstage for a second straight major and Phil Mickelson and his quest to complete the Lefty Slam headlining a star - studded cast, McIlroy enters this week's U.S. Open out of the spotlight. (sbnation.com)