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

In 2015, Fendi moved its headquarters to the Palazzo della Civiltà Italiana in the EUR district, restoring the storied building and staging throughout the year exhibitions open to the public. —Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 16 Apr. 2025

United played four games in it in 1973 (its fourth staging), with these matches taking place between mid-February and early May. —Will Jeanes, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025

As played by Debra Messing and Christian Borle, the pair celebrated their new shows by visiting some lowly community staging of one of their previous hits. —Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025

Together, these techniques help achieve the natural gestures, staging and fine details that conventional CGI struggles to match. —Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 11 Apr. 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