at this stage

Idioms  

1. Also,. At this (that) step, phase, or position in a process or activity, as in I'm not sure if you can help at this stage, but perhaps you can pitch in later, or I don't need an assistant at this stage of the game. The variant uses game in the sense of “a particular process or activity.” [Early 1800s]

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Example Sentences

Anxiety about “unsustainable investor euphoria” isn’t fully justified by the data points at this stage.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

“It is likely too early for management to make a decision on potentially affected events in the Middle East region at this stage given they are more weighted towards the fourth quarter,” they add.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

How did you land on the professions that your characters would be pursuing and what did you want to say about ambition at this stage of life?

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

The teenager is understood to be open to joining Arsenal but it is unclear at this stage whether a departure from Leicester would require a tribunal.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

Lot’s nerve began to collapse at this stage.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White