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• this technology is still in its early stages.
• the children are at different stages of development.
• the product is at the design stage.
• people tend to work hard at this stage of life.

stage

1. a period or state that something/somebody passes through while developing or making progress
• see also end-stage
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/end-stage
• This technology is still in its early stages.
• The children are at different stages of development.
• The product is at the design stage.
• People tend to work hard at this stage of life.
• At one stage it looked as though they would win.
• Don't worry about the baby not wanting to leave you—it's a stage they go through.
2. a separate part that a process, etc. is divided into
• synonym phase
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/phase_1
• We did the first stage of the trip by train.
• The police are building up a picture of the incident stage by stage.
• The pay increase will be introduced in stages (= not all at once).
• We can take the argument one stage further.
• This diagram illustrates the process of paper-making./This diagram shows how paper is made.
• First/First of all, logs are delivered to a paper mill, where the bark is removed and the wood is cut into small chips.
• Next/Second, the wood chips are pulped, either using chemicals or in a pulping machine.
• Pulping breaks down the internal structure of the wood and enables/allows the natural oils to be removed.
• Once/After the wood has been pulped, the pulp is bleached in order to remove impurities. /…is bleached so that impurities can be removed.
• The next stage is to feed the pulp into the paper machine, where it is mixed with water and then poured onto a wire conveyor belt.
• As the pulp travels along the conveyor belt, the water drains away. This causes the solid material to sink to the bottom, forming a layer of paper.
• At this point the new paper is still wet, so it is passed between large heated rollers, which press out the remaining water and simultaneously dry the paper/…dry the paper at the same time.
• The final stage is to wind the paper onto large rolls./Finally, the paper is wound onto large rolls.
3. a raised area, usually in a theatre, etc. where actors, dancers, etc. perform
• see also backstage
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/backstage_2
• The audience threw flowers onto the stage.
• There were more than 50 people on stage in one scene.
• They marched off stage to the sound of trumpets.
4. the theatre and the world of acting as a form of entertainment
• His parents didn't want him to go on the stage (= to be an actor).
• She was a popular star of stage and screen (= theatre and cinema/movies).
5. an area of activity where important things happen, especially in politics
• see also centre stage
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/centre-stage_2
• She was forced to the centre of the political stage.
• Germany is playing a leading role on the international stage.
• = stagecoach
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/stagecoach
6. to make it possible for something to happen; to make something likely to happen
• Family problems in childhood can set the stage for stress in adult life.

Extra Examples

• A fan jumped up onto the stage.
• A group of tables were converted into a makeshift stage.
• A new actress will take centre stage in next month’s production of ‘The Doll’s House’.
• A trumpet sounded off stage.
• As the stage directions indicate, it is early morning in Moscow.
• China is now a major player on the world stage.
• Colombia’s win sent them through to the knockout stage of the tournament.
• David Bowie returned to the concert stage last week.
• David Harries adopted the stage name Dixon Hare when he became a full-time actor.
• Even experienced actors can suffer from stage fright.
• Fans hung around the stage door hoping to meet the band.
• Gore has stepped back onto the political stage.
• He once shared the stage with Frank Sinatra.
• He was always unwilling to take centre/center stage.
• He was too nervous to go on stage.
• Her husband was in the advanced stages of cancer.
• His stage persona was that of a foolish drunk.
• I was shaking as I took the stage.
• It was hard to forget her powerful stage presence.
• Pupils are tested at the end of each stage of the course.
• Shakespeare’s famous stage direction: ‘Exit, pursued by a bear.’
• She is one of the finest actors ever to grace the stage.
• She left the stage to tumultuous applause.
• She made her stage debut at the age of four.
• She took to the stage when she was at university.
• She was booed off the stage.
• Stravinsky’s last stage work
• The book guides you through making your own website in easy stages.
• The entire cast is on stage in the final scene.
• The process has three distinct stages.
• The project is still at the planning stage.
• The stage set is the most expensive ever built.
• The thrilling semi-finals set the stage for what should be a great game.
• The university was put together by stages.
• The water goes through three stages of purification.
• They played the main stage at Glastonbury.
• This adaptation represented an important stage in human evolution.
• We renovated the house in two stages.
• We’ve entered a crucial stage in the project.
• You should read this article at some stage.
• a process that by stages led to the Cold War
• a young entertainer at the formative stages of his career
• an important stage in her life
• take the investigation one stage further
• the different life stages of insects and fish
• the latter stages of the race
• the stage version of ‘The Lion King’
• At one stage it looked as though they would win.
• Don’t worry about the baby not wanting to leave you—it’s a stage they all go through.
• Germany is playing a leading role on the world stage.
• His parents didn’t want him to go on the stage.
• She came off stage to great applause.
• She was a popular star of stage and screen.
• She was forced to the centre of the political stage.
• The pay increase will be introduced in stages.
• The police are building up a picture of the incident stage by stage.
• The tension was high in the closing stages of the debate.
• This technology is still in its early stages.
• When he was on stage he became another person.

Word Origin

• Middle English (denoting a floor of a building, platform, or stopping place): shortening of Old French estage ‘dwelling’, based on Latin stare ‘to stand’. Current senses of the verb date from the early 17th cent.