staging

American  

[stey-jing] / ˈsteɪ dʒɪŋ /

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.

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staging British  

/ ˈsteɪdʒɪŋ /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of staging

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

Explanation

Staging is a set of raised platforms used in a theatrical production. Construction workers also use staging to support them as they repair the outside of a building. In plays and film the word staging can be used for the scaffolding that physically supports scenery and actors — and also for the process of presenting a work theatrically. This kind of staging involves modifying and designing a space, preparing it for a play. Preparing a house in order to sell it is also a kind of staging. If you're an astronomer, you probably use this noun to mean employing many engines, in separate stages, to launch a rocket.

Example Sentences

The foundation also wants to adjust that trigger amount annually for inflation and allow deductions of certain revenues, all to reflect the escalating costs of staging a world-class marathon, spokeswoman Meg Treat said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Former Fed chair Ben Bernanke first started holding press conferences after some of these meetings in 2011, staging them four times a year.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 25, 2026

"The overheads are still high but your potential earnings are, of course, lower," he notes of staging a tour outside the UK's major cities.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

MRI displaced exploratory surgery as the first diagnostic step for neurological injury, joint damage and tumor staging.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

“It seems that Liam Stewart is staging another breakout,” Clancy said, “or at least was attempting to. Looks like it’ll be just as successful as the last.”

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken

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