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

In Los Angeles, meanwhile, another benefit concert, Artists for Aid, has been detailed ahead of its January 10 staging. —Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 27 Nov. 2025

Hamnet eventually leads to a final climatic encounter at the Globe Theater, where Agnes, enraged at the idea that her husband is using their grief as fodder for fiction, arrives to witness the staging of her husband’s new work, The Tragedy of Hamlet. —Nathan Smith, Time, 26 Nov. 2025

The streets closest to Macy’s are kept clear for staging and broadcast crews, so sidewalk viewing isn’t available in that final stretch. —Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 26 Nov. 2025

Which prompted your staging a show celebrating the 30th anniversary of Waiting to Exhale? —Gail Mitchell, Billboard, 24 Nov. 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