The phrase "abstract stage" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts discussing theoretical concepts, artistic phases, or developmental processes that are not concrete or tangible.
Example: "In the abstract stage of the project, we focused on brainstorming ideas without worrying about practical implementation."
Alternatives: "theoretical phase" or "conceptual level".
In terms of form, case filing is an abstract stage in the lawsuit procedure.
Most (2,089) were excluded at title or abstract stage.
References cited in articles considered eligible at the abstract stage were included in the review process.
A gynecologic pathologist blinded to exposure status reviewed medical records to confirm the diagnosis and abstract stage, histology, and invasiveness.
All studies identified for inclusion at abstract stage were obtained in full text for more detailed appraisal.
Although our search was comprehensive and builds on previous Cochrane search strategies, important negative findings might not have been published beyond the conference abstract stage.
Mr. Duffy aims for a more abstract staging that has the vibe of experimental theater in the 1960s.
In this dramatically abstract staging, the director Stephen Lawless contrasts realistic acting for the main characters with highly stylized, almost choreographic movements for the choruses of sailors and seamstresses.
The abstract staging deftly employs movable screens, billowing fabrics, stylized costumes and, most daringly, a life-size puppet manipulated by three puppeteers to portray Butterfly's 3-year-old son.
Bartlett Sher's abstract staging, set in a generalized nineteenth-century locale, gains strength as the blood of Shakespeare's jealous Moor begins to boil — as does the singing of Aleksandrs Antonenko, in the punishing title role.
Finally, different people are likely to reach different levels of moral thinking in their lives, raising the possibility that some people may never reach the later, more abstract, stages.
