thinkingstage
nounUK /ˈθɪŋkɪŋsteɪdʒ/
US /ˈθɪŋkɪŋsteɪdʒ/
A thinking stage is a time when you stop and use your brain to figure something out.
Before you answer the question, take a thinking stage and look at all the choices.
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2. A step in a process where ideas are formed and weighed.
The project is still in its thinking stage, so nothing is final yet.
3. A place or moment set aside for quiet thought.
The corner of the classroom is our thinking stage for solving puzzles.
4. The early period of working out a problem before acting.
During the thinking stage of the game, the team drew a plan on paper.