phase

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ early, first, initial, preliminary, primary

▪ start-up

▪

The co-op is still in the start-up phase.

▪ second, secondary, etc.

▪ current, latest, new, present

▪ final, last

▪ intermediate, transition

▪ temporary

▪ critical, crucial, important

▪

the critical phase of the operation

▪ distinct

▪

The period can be divided into three distinct phases.

▪ acute, chronic (both medical)

▪

the acute phase of the disease

▪ recovery (medical)

▪ experimental, testing

▪

The process is still in its testing phase.

▪ planning

▪

during the planning phase of an operation

▪ design

▪

early in the project's design phase

VERB + PHASE

▪ begin, enter, initiate, launch, open, start

▪

Society has entered a technological phase of evolution.

▪ go through

▪

It's just a phase he's going through.

▪ reach

▪

as the team reaches the later phases of product development

▪ mark

▪

the main Catholic rituals that mark important phases in a person's life

▪ complete, pass

PREPOSITION

▪ during a/the phase

▪

During the first phase of expansion staff will move to the new offices.

▪ in a/the phase

▪

In the earliest phase of mental disorder, relatives feel confused.

▪ phase in

▪

a new phase in the European economy

▪ phase of

▪

a calendar highlighting the phases of the moon