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scaglionare

to stagger

verb skah-lyoh-NAH-reh Rare

Also means

to phase in stages

Usage Note

Scaglionare comes from scaglione (echelon, tier) and means to spread or arrange things in stages or intervals — payments, shifts, doses, departures. In military language it refers to deploying troops in echelons. It is common in administrative and financial contexts: scaglionare i pagamenti (to stagger payments).

Examples

"L'azienda ha deciso di scaglionare i pagamenti nel tempo."

Natural Translation

The company decided to stagger the payments over time.

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