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Also, at this or that stage of the game. 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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at the top of one's lungs, at the wheel, at the worst, at this point, at this rate, at this stage, attic, Attica, Attic base, atticism, atticize
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