"stage of the game" meaning in English

See stage of the game in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: En-au-stage of the game.ogg Forms: stages of the game [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|stages of the game}} stage of the game (plural stages of the game)
  1. (idiomatic) A point in the progress of an ongoing dispute or process. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-stage_of_the_game-en-noun-6ysqSwZx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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