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

The east and west crossing streets along the parade route will be closed, as will 4th Ave N from Broad Street to Denny Way, starting at noon for parade staging. —Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 28 June 2025

Richie spent one week staging at a fine-dining establishment called Ever. —Whitney Friedlander, Vulture, 27 June 2025

The release states the following streets will be closed beginning at noon Saturday to allow for NWA Pride Parade staging: East Avenue between Meadow and Dickson streets. —Nwa Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 27 June 2025

Meeting the perfect girl and marrying her is a world that Oscar wants to occupy, but the show’s tragic payoff is handled beautifully in director Kenneth Kelleher’s staging, easily one of the best moments in the show. —David John Chávez, Mercury News, 21 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