in stages
idiom
: in a series of separate steps rather than all at one time
The changes will be made in stages.
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Tickets for the next festival (24-28 March 2026) are being released in stages and are already available.
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Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
Canada, Mexico, and the E.U. are still expected to roll out, in stages, their own tariffs on U.S. goods; in early April, the E.U. threatened tariffs of fifty per cent on all American whiskey, and some Canadian retailers have reportedly pulled iconic brands such as Jack Daniel’s from their shelves.
—Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 30 Apr. 2025
The financial statements are filed in stages starting before production begins.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
The competition is a national show presented by the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers and is judged in stages by a panel of creative professionals.
—Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
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Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
Canada, Mexico, and the E.U. are still expected to roll out, in stages, their own tariffs on U.S. goods; in early April, the E.U. threatened tariffs of fifty per cent on all American whiskey, and some Canadian retailers have reportedly pulled iconic brands such as Jack Daniel’s from their shelves.
—Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 30 Apr. 2025
The financial statements are filed in stages starting before production begins.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
The competition is a national show presented by the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers and is judged in stages by a panel of creative professionals.
—Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
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“In stages.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20stages. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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