following stage
noun phraseUK /ˈfɒləʊɪŋ steɪdʒ/
US /ˈfɑːloʊɪŋ steɪdʒ/
The next part that comes after the one you are in now.
After the singing part, the following stage of the show is the dancing.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The step that comes right after this one in a game or plan.
In the following stage of the game, you pick a card.
3. The part of a rocket that comes after the first part.
The following stage of the rocket flew higher into the sky.
4. The time that comes after now in a story or event.
In the following stage of the story, the hero finds a map.