erectionstage

noun
UK /ɪˈrɛkʃən steɪdʒ/
US /ɪˈrɛkʃən steɪdʒ/

The time when something is being built up or put together.

The workers reached the erection stage of the new bridge last week.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. The point in a process when a structure is raised into an upright position.

During the erection stage, the crane lifted the steel beams into place.

3. A phase in which a temporary framework or support is set up.

The stage crew finished the erection stage of the concert set before noon.

4. The period when a machine or device is put together from parts.

The robot's erection stage took three hours of careful work.