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

This show brings the wine flow to SoFlo following sell-out stagings in New York, Toronto and the United Kingdom. —Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2026

Continue reading … REVOLT BREWING — Gov Walz authorizes National Guard staging following fatal ICE shooting in Minneapolis. —FOXNews.com, 9 Jan. 2026

The project will also include a redesign of the hospital’s ambulance bays to include six total bays, three for drop-offs and three for staging. —Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Jan. 2026

His plan centered on seizing the Hostomel airfield, a crucial staging post for an assault on the capital, but Putin’s forces got bogged down and eventually withdrew. —Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 8 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