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

Monuments to the two very different political figures are integral parts of the park today and have sometimes been the staging point for other speeches and demonstrations. —Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2025

Cynthia Erivo was cast in the eponymous biblical role back in February, when the staging of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice‘s musical was announced, running Aug. 1-3. —Glenn Garner, Deadline, 30 July 2025

The adjacent Bunker Hill was more for Patriot staging. —Brian T. Allen, National Review, 19 July 2025

Indiana Task Force 1 departed from Indianapolis shortly before midnight on July 8 and is en route to a staging location in San Antonio in central Texas. —Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 9 July 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