Verb
set the stage (third-person singular simple present sets the stage, present participle setting the stage, simple past and past participle set the stage)
(idiomatic) To prepare; to establish the basis or required conditions.
All of this was clearly meant to set the stage for what comes next, and would be epic to see on screen. Source: Internet
Beast Complex, a compilation of seven short stories that set the stage for BEASTARS, will release early 2021 in print and digital! Source: Internet
‘All of this could enable the interim government to assume real power and control in coming months and set the stage for an elected government to take over in January.’ Source: Internet
After opening with a 6-under 66 on the Seaside Course, came back with a PGA TOUR career-low 64 on the Plantation Course on Friday to set the stage for the top-10 finish. Source: Internet
Along the way, Black swooped in and defeated to become NXT champion, and on Wednesday night all three men came crashing together at once in what's likely to set the stage for an incredible main event at NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn IV. Source: Internet
Allow me to set the stage: We now live in some sort of dystopian-but-very-real universe where every of-age human on planet Earth is allowed one single car. Source: Internet