designstage
nounUK /dɪˈzaɪn steɪdʒ/
US /dɪˈzaɪn steɪdʒ/
The designstage is the time when you plan and draw what you want to make.
We are still at the designstage, so nothing has been built yet.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The step in making something when its look and shape are decided.
The car is at the designstage, so it is only a drawing for now.
3. A period of work in a project when ideas are turned into pictures and plans.
During the designstage, the team made many sketches of the new playground.
4. The part of a process before building or making begins.
We cannot start building until the designstage is finished.