stage
noun
"Stage" refers to:
A platform: A raised area where performances, plays, or presentations take place, such as in a theater.
A phase or step: A particular point in a process, development, or progression, like the "stage" of a project or life stage.
Example
- The stage is set for the performance.
- The band is on stage, playing their new song.
- The baby is in the crawling stage.