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

Detention Ping-Pong Every day, for a week, Angela waited outside the ICE staging facility in Guaynabo, a city just a few miles from San Juan. —Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2026

Mulier echoed the founder by initially ignoring official fashion calendars and staging shows at offbeat times and various locations — including his penthouse apartment in Antwerp, Alaïa’s boutique on Rue de Marignan in Paris, and the Guggenheim Museum in New York City. —Miles Socha, Footwear News, 30 Jan. 2026

The staging brings us inside both homes, which set and lighting designer Mark Mendelson and prop designer Megan Trapani-Diven forensically bring to life. —Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2026

The 2024 staging of Lost in Time featured surprise appearances from Yohan Marley and Agent Sasco, and a few new-age dancehall leaders such as Popcaan, Valiant and Masicka. —Kyle Denis, Billboard, 28 Jan. 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