buildingstage

noun
UK /ˈbɪl.dɪŋ steɪdʒ/
US /ˈbɪl.dɪŋ steɪdʒ/

A building stage is a step in making something, like when you build a tower block by block.

The workers finished the first building stage of the new school.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A raised platform used by builders to reach high parts of a building.

The painter stood on the building stage to reach the top of the wall.

3. A period in a project when the main structure is being put up.

During the building stage, the site was full of cranes and trucks.

4. A place where actors perform, set up inside a building.

The play was performed on the building stage at the community center.