staggered

verb

1. (form-of, participle, past)simple past and past participle of stagger

   “The drunk staggered to the end of the bar before he collapsed.”

adj

1. Astonished; taken aback.
2. Arranged in a way that is not uniform.

   “The U.S. Senate holds staggered elections, with only one third of the seats being filled every two years.”

3. Not directly opposite each other.

   “Many of the wayside stations have staggered platforms, a common arrangement on the S.E.R.”

   “The line now veers slightly south through a wooded cutting before arriving at the staggered platforms of Stocksmoor station (6½ miles) and a further ¾-mile stretch of level track leads to Shepley & Shelley (7¼ miles).”