at this stage meaning

[American idiom]
at the current point in some event; currently. (The first phrase is informal.)
• We'll have to wait and see. There isn't much we can do at this stage of the game.
• At this stage, we are better off not calling the doctor.

[American slang]
Fig. at the current point in some event or situation; currently.
  We'll have to wait and see. There isn't much we can do at this stage of the game.
  At this stage, we are better off not calling the doctor.

• on the stage:    [American slang]ad ...
• on-stage:     adjective and adv ...
• stage:    Noun: stage & ...

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1. at this stage nothing would stop gossip.
2. at this stage they sat straight and alert.
3. at this stage the star radiates only in the infrared.
4. at this stage the plan was absolutely secret.
5. at this stage there is a latent image which is not yet visible.