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

Assistant Mayor Jodi Pfarr is working with Parks and Rec and libraries, but when there was ICE staging in our parks and rec lots, there was a lot of coordination between the different assistant mayors. —Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2026

Swan Lake and The Nutcracker, two crown jewels in the American repertoire, would not exist without Petipa’s original stagings; meanwhile, Russian ballet was bolstered by American influence, becoming more technically adventurous and less self-contained. —Sara Krolewski, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2026

The show looks glamorous — custom design, lush staging, a format that nods to late-night talk shows rather than solemn panels. —Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 4 Feb. 2026

Choose One Focal Point—and Edit Everything Else One of the most common staging mistakes homeowners make is trying to show everything at once. —Natasha Bazika, Martha Stewart, 4 Feb. 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