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at this stage
Idioms and Phrases
Also, at this or that stage of the game . At this (that) step, phase, or position in a process or activity, as in I'm not sure if you can help at this stage, but perhaps you can pitch in later , or I don't need an assistant at this stage of the game . The variant uses game in the sense of “a particular process or activity.” [Early 1800s]Example Sentences
“I’ve seen it when three young players get together and they have energy and stuff like that. But I’m not sure there’s too much that’s going to get Kopi going in a different direction at this stage of his career.”
That is not just Whitehall dither: at this stage, there seems to be almost zero appetite among ministers to join in with the rounds of tariffs between the US, China, and perhaps the EU in coming days.
Megan says she cannot be around her dad at this stage in their recoveries, but hopes he will become part of her life again.
However, he has three children, all under 10 - with eldest son Mason a player of promise - and it is not clear if he views Saudi Arabia as the right move at this stage in their lives.
The feeling at this stage is California would be a more attractive proposition, if it came down to a choice between the two.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
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