in stages

phrase

: in a series of separate steps rather than all at one time

The changes will be made in stages.

Examples of in stages in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Tapp said that this would give developers plenty of time to attract retail tenants — and customers — in stages. — Ilana Arougheti july 10, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026

Further tickets will be released in stages, with bookings for visits from January through March 2027 expected to open in October and those for April through July expected to follow in January. — Tiago Ventura, Time, 10 July 2026

Risk management Josh — Citigroup (C) has spent the past year climbing in stages, moving from around $85 last August to a high near $148 in June before the current pullback to $137. — Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 9 July 2026

For Justin Kluivert’s, Bounou fell over in stages while diving the wrong way, but the Dutch forward hit the post anyway. — Stuart James, New York Times, 7 July 2026

Rhymes for in stages

• engages
• messuages
• osages
• outrages
• ages
• cages
• gages
• gauges
• mages
• pages
• phages
• sages