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

Will the average Southern Californian get anything out of the years-long buildup and staging of the Games? —Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2025

The staging at the new space developed by American Blues is the show’s Chicago premiere. —Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 7 June 2025

The success of Calabash 2025 has also inspired us to plan the second staging of the Food, Rum & Reggae Festival set for Nov 7-9. —Baz Dreisinger, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025

Rivera has also done rewrites and changed some of the staging. —Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 1 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing staging

• staging area
• staging ground
• staging post

Rhymes for staging

• ageing
• aging
• caging
• gaging
• gauging
• paging
• raging
• swaging
• waging
• disengaging
• engaging
• rampaging

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