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

The project is slated for completion in spring 2026, with construction staging already underway at the State Capitol parking lot. —Stuart Dyos, The Tennessean, 12 Aug. 2025

Cynthia Erivo was cast in the eponymous biblical role back in February, when the staging of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s musical was announced, running Aug. 1-3. —Glenn Garner, Deadline, 3 Aug. 2025

This one, which Garland wrote with former Navy SEAL Ray Mendoza, is an exercise in strict realism, a depiction of a deadly battle in Iraq with meticulous staging and the action proceeding in real time. —Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 21 July 2025

Global Citizen brought in 40,000 pounds of staging, scenery, and structural truss, all carried by hand by 100 stagehands to the stands and brought to the venue by six semi-trucks. —Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 11 July 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