onside
adverb or adjective
on·side ˈȯn-ˈsīd 
ˈän-
: not offside : in a position legally to play or receive the ball or puck
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web McGraw was deftly able to stay onside and step up to nail the shot, putting his team in a much stronger position. 
oregonlive, 31 Aug. 2022 The best chance to save Ukraine is through negotiations that bring the world onside. Jeffrey Sachs, CNN, 20 Apr. 2022 Parker keeps the Presley family onside by making Vernon his son’s business manager, albeit without much clout or responsibility. David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 May 2022 Johnson is keen to get his party back onside ahead of district elections in May, when the opposition Labour party hopes to convert a national poll lead into gains across England. Emily Ashton, Bloomberg.com, 28 Mar. 2022 Meanwhile, in the international press, Orbán is taking a beating for being too pro-Putin and coming onside to sanctions on Russia only belatedly. Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, 16 Mar. 2022 Clinch’s superbly modulated performance, and the way the compassionate camera lavishes on Cáit all the attention that quiet, nice kids like her rarely receive, to bring us back onside. Jessica Kiang, Variety, 12 Mar. 2022 Vazquez took a pass in stride after attempting to stay onside, and passed the ball past Hamid for what could have been a 1-0 lead. Pat Brennan, The Enquirer, 5 Mar. 2022 After the Lions went up 7-0, Seibert kicked onside and Tracy Walker recovered at the Detroit 47. Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press, 26 Oct. 2021 See More
oregonlive, 31 Aug. 2022 The best chance to save Ukraine is through negotiations that bring the world onside. Jeffrey Sachs, CNN, 20 Apr. 2022 Parker keeps the Presley family onside by making Vernon his son’s business manager, albeit without much clout or responsibility. David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 May 2022 Johnson is keen to get his party back onside ahead of district elections in May, when the opposition Labour party hopes to convert a national poll lead into gains across England. Emily Ashton, Bloomberg.com, 28 Mar. 2022 Meanwhile, in the international press, Orbán is taking a beating for being too pro-Putin and coming onside to sanctions on Russia only belatedly. Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, 16 Mar. 2022 Clinch’s superbly modulated performance, and the way the compassionate camera lavishes on Cáit all the attention that quiet, nice kids like her rarely receive, to bring us back onside. Jessica Kiang, Variety, 12 Mar. 2022 Vazquez took a pass in stride after attempting to stay onside, and passed the ball past Hamid for what could have been a 1-0 lead. Pat Brennan, The Enquirer, 5 Mar. 2022 After the Lions went up 7-0, Seibert kicked onside and Tracy Walker recovered at the Detroit 47. Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press, 26 Oct. 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
1871, in the meaning defined above