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

What was the process of staging and blocking his final moments, alongside working with a live animal and various practical effects? —Leia Mendoza, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025

Belarus is Russia's closest ally, bordering NATO members Poland, Lithuania and Latvia, and has been used as a staging post for Vladimir Putin's aggression in Ukraine. —Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025

Over the years, Newell has adapted and tackled stagings of every genre of popular movies. —Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025

The New York staging at The Palace is the final stop on the touring company’s itinerary, and marks the third time the musical will open on Broadway (the show originally opened in 2019 at Broadway’s Winter Garden Theatre and then again, post-pandemic shutdown, in 2022 at the Marquis Theatre. —Greg Evans, Deadline, 9 Sep. 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