staging

noun

stag·​ing ˈstā-jiŋ 

1

: scaffolding

2

a

: the business of running stagecoaches

b

: the act of journeying in stagecoaches

3

: the act of putting on a play

4

a

: the moving of troops or matériel forward in several stages

b

: the assembling of troops or matériel in transit in a particular place

Examples of staging in a Sentence

The staging of the play was more difficult than expected.

Recent Examples on the Web

There is no staging, no open houses, and none of the disruptions when listing through a typical real estate agent. —Kc Property Group, Kansas City Star, 26 May 2024

One critical payoff in particular late in the play doesn’t reveal the necessary conviction in Billingslea’s staging, a moment that needs to be a critical turning point in the narrative. —David John Chávez, The Mercury News, 24 May 2024

Intellectuals began signing petitions and staging demonstrations in support of the Jewish officer. —Maurice Samuels / Made By History, TIME, 21 May 2024

Telegram is an online staging arena for political movements seeking to break away from traditional social media platforms. —PCMAG, 20 May 2024

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing staging

• staging area
• staging ground
• staging post

Kids Definition

staging

noun

stag·​ing

ˈstā-jiŋ

1

: scaffolding sense 1

2

: the putting of a play on the stage

Medical Definition

staging

noun

: the classification of the severity of a disease in distinct stages on the basis of established symptomatic criteria