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stage of the game

stage of the game noun: a point in the progress of an ongoing dispute or process.

Noun

stage of the game (plural stages of the game)

  1. (idiomatic) A point in the progress of an ongoing dispute or process.
    • At that stage of the game it was too late for diplomacy.

Forms of stage of the game

pluralstages of the game

Questions about stage of the game

What does stage of the game mean?
Stage of the game means a point in the progress of an ongoing dispute or process.
What part of speech is stage of the game?
Stage of the game is a noun.
What is the plural of stage of the game?
The plural of stage of the game is stages of the game.

Words near stage of the game in the dictionary

  1. stage moms
  2. stage mother
  3. stage mothers
  4. stage name
  5. stage names
  6. stage of the game
  7. stage plank
  8. stage planks
  9. stage play
  10. stage plays
  11. stage presence

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