expansionstage
nounUK /ɪkˈspænʃən steɪdʒ/
US /ɪkˈspænʃən steɪdʒ/
The expansion stage is the time when something grows bigger.
The company entered its expansion stage and opened three new stores.
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2. In business, the period when a company grows quickly by adding customers, markets, or locations.
During the expansion stage, the startup hired fifty new employees.
3. In engineering, the part of a machine or engine where gas or steam expands to do work.
The turbine's expansion stage converts hot gas into spinning motion.
4. In biology, the phase when cells or tissues increase in size or number.
The leaf's expansion stage happens in early spring.