staging post

staging post (plural staging posts)

1. An intermediate stopping point.

   Synonyms: staging area, staging point, staging base, stopover

   1. Such a post for stage-coaching.
2. (figuratively) A well-defined point in a process where one can rest or regroup.

• “staging post”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “staging post”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
• “staging post” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.
• “staging post” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.
• “staging post”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.