staging

1 of 2

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

staging

2 of 2

present participle of stage entry 2, stage entry 5

Examples of staging in a Sentence

Noun

The staging of the play was more difficult than expected.

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The staging of the street outside the pretend store with a day's worth of passers by was a highlight, but the true star was Demna’s cast. — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 26 Sep. 2026

The show stars Liisi LaFontaine and Solea Pfeiffer, who have long been involved in the show, and the Broadway staging will add the Grammy Award-winning Ledisi to the cast. — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026

While these facilities offer quality staging, priorities rest with school programs, leaving outside community groups with strict booking constraints, such as 60- to 90-day lead times, and the risk of sudden cancellation. — Charlotte Observer, 22 Sep. 2026

As money hijacks morality and democracy begins to look like a hoax, Tresnjak’s Broadway-caliber staging contrasts garish spectacle with piercingly intimate scenes between Claire and Anton. — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

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