incubative stage

[ ĭn′kyə-bā′tĭv, ĭng′- ]

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The primary stage of certain infectious diseases during which prodromal symptoms appear.incubation period latent stage prodromal stage

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Which one of these commonly confused words can act as an adverb or a pronoun?

But at this stage, he is either afraid or unable to get carried away by his thoughts.
The Lost Novel of Nobel-Winner José Saramago|Charles Shafaieh|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Whether he can do it on the national stage is the unanswered question.
Can Huckabee Convert the GOP’s Moneymen?|Lloyd Green|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Instead, black models are required to remain meekly, silently off stage, waiting for a turn that may never come.
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He wants to know every external detail, even if the escape is ultimately to be shot on a sound stage.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST

He said many of them had trouble making the transition from stage realism to the more naturalistic demands of the screen.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But between the phase of schooling and the phase of adult learning there is an intermediate stage.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation|H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
In practice we find a good deal of technical study comes into the college stage.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation|H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
In Scotland and America that is distinguished and thought of clearly as the college stage.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation|H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
It was in the college stage that most of us made out our religion and made it real for ourselves.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation|H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
My schooling was shocking but, as a blessed compensation, my college stage was rather exceptionally good.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation|H. G. (Herbert George) Wells