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

While the Broadway production was presented on a huge, revolving set, this intimate black-box staging will focus on the language and storytelling in the script. —Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026

Indeed, the staging begins in Pinkerton’s urban apartment, the contemporary decor from the design collective known as dots reflecting a lonely man’s apparent love for Japanese anime and manga. —Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026

Reznor and Atticus Ross, his longtime collaborator, created a show that incorporated not just a wide range of hits and album tracks, but did so with innovative staging and lighting design. —Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 12 Mar. 2026

Sam Levinson never intended to be sitting front row at a Balenciaga fashion show, much less be intimately involved in the staging of one. —Lacey Rose, HollywoodReporter, 11 Mar. 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