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

There is no staging, no open houses, and none of the disruptions when listing through a typical real estate agent. —Kc Property Group, Kansas City Star, 9 June 2024

The staging was deceptively simple but with eye-popping. —Stefan Stevenson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 June 2024

The energy of the staging sweeps you along even when the storytelling gets blurry or, in its final stage, predictable. —Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2024

The show, arriving May 7, 2025, won acclaim for telling the story of a man trapped on a raft with a tiger for its creative puppetry and staging, and walked away with three Tony Awards last year for its design. —Jenelle Riley, Variety, 17 May 2024

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing staging

• staging area
• staging ground
• staging post

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