{adv. phr.} At (some) time during an activity; at (some) point. * /At that stage of the game, our team was doing so poorly that we were ready to give up./ * /It's hard to know what will happen at this stage of the game./ * /At what stage of the game did the man leave?/
STAGE OF THE GAME
Meaning of STAGE OF THE GAME in English
Slang English vocab. Английский сленговый словарь. 2012