staging

[stey-jing]

noun

1. the act, process, or manner of presenting a play on the stage.

2. a temporary platform or structure of posts and boards for support, as in building; scaffolding.

3. home staging.

4. Rocketry.,  the in-flight separation of a rocket stage from the remaining stages of a multistage missile or launch vehicle.

5. the business of running stagecoaches.

6. the act of traveling by stages or by stagecoach.

staging

/ ˈsteɪdʒɪŋ /

noun

1. any temporary structure used in the process of building, esp the horizontal platforms supported by scaffolding

Word History and Origins

Origin of staging¹

1275–1325; Middle English ( stage, -ing ¹ )

Word History and Origins

Origin of staging¹

C14: from _stage + _-ing ¹

Example Sentences

In my final week, a new activity leader began staging music concerts and playing the mandolin in the lounges, to the great joy of some residents.

From BBC

He also dreams of staging fights in Saudi Arabia as part of the lucrative Riyadh Season.

From BBC

Chaney, for his part, has been accused of staging the incident for the sake of a lawsuit.

From Los Angeles Times

Or will they keep firing off angry letters and staging sad Capitol sit-ins?

From Salon

"We can promise that the medal for the 45th staging of the event will be just as special as this year's," it said.

From BBC

Related Words

• appearance 
• delivery 
• demonstration 
• display 
• introduction 
• offering 
• production 
• proposal 
• reception 
• show 
• submission