staging

1 of 2

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

staging

2 of 2

present participle of stage entry 2, stage entry 5

Examples of staging in a Sentence

Noun

The staging of the play was more difficult than expected.

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

From floor plans to pricing to staging, students have been involved with every aspect of execution. — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026

It’s been generating controversy (and overwhelmingly favorable reviews) since its world premiere in 2018, followed by a 2019 UK staging at the National Theatre and the Off Broadway premiere at Playwrights Horizons in 2022. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2026

The new Chicago staging follows a successful United Kingdom tour in 2024, directed by Michael Buffong, whom Epps said had discovered the show while sitting in New York’s Lincoln Center library, where Broadway musicals are memorialized. — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026

The bridge’s new footprint — as well as construction staging demands — would require chopping down about a third of the 120 trees in the project area, including towering cottonwoods and Ponderosa pines in Barber Park. — Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 3 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

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