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

But while an excellent hook for contemporary stagings of the play, this kind of parallel has limitations. —JSTOR Daily, 23 Oct. 2025

There’s no attempt to hide the staging, although the accompanying musicians are mostly unseen. —Will Hermes, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2025

Cancer staging is the process of determining how advanced a cancer is. —Carrie Madormo, Health, 18 Oct. 2025

Classical productions of Chekhov and Shakespeare followed, most notably a 1962 staging of A Midsummer Night’s Dream with Albert Finney, David Warner and Lynn Redgrave at the Royal Court Theatre. —Chris Koseluk, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 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