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

On a staging level, the film is immense. —Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Apr. 2026

Even when the crowds were limited to cardboard cutouts and digital projections, sports served as a rare constant in American life once the restrictions on staging games were lifted. —Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 3 Apr. 2026

The production team is stacked with specialists who signal the ambition of this staging. —Ryan Brennan april 3, Charlotte Observer, 3 Apr. 2026

Now, Taussig’s memoir will come to life locally in a new theatrical staging by What if Works and the Roxy Theatre Group. —Christina Mayo, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2026

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