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

There is no staging, no open houses, and none of the disruptions when listing through a typical real estate agent. —Kc Property Group, Kansas City Star, 16 Feb. 2025

Producers of the Off Broadway staging of Andrew Scott‘s Vanya at the Lucille Lortel Theatre have extended the show’s run. —Greg Evans, Deadline, 13 Feb. 2025

The halftime show is unique in terms of timing and staging — Lamar has exactly eight minutes to get on the field and six minutes to get off, without damaging the surface where the game is supposed to take place. —Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 3 Feb. 2025

The scenery and staging in the gallery was handled by Barrett Barrera Projects’ director Nic Cherry. —Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 2 Feb. 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