phase

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♦ phase /f'eɪz/ (phases phasing phased)
1 [N-COUNT]
A phase is a particular stage in a process or in the gradual development of something.
This autumn, 6000 residents will participate in the first phase of the project...
The crisis is entering a crucial, critical phase...
Most kids will go through a phase of being faddy about what they eat.
2 [VERB] usu passive, be V-ed, V-ed
If an action or change is phased over a period of time, it is done in stages.
The redundancies will be phased over two years.
...a phased withdrawal of American forces from the Philippines.
3 [PHRASE] usu PHR after v, v-link PHR
If two things are out of phase with each other, they are not working or happening together as they should. If two things are in phase, they are working or occurring together as they should.
The Skills Programme is out of phase with the rest of the curriculum.phase in
[PHRASAL VERB] be V-ed P, V P n (not pron), also V n P
If a new way of doing something is phased in, it is introduced gradually.
The Health Secretary told Parliament that the reforms would be phased in over three years...
The change is part of the government's policy of phasing in Arabic as the official academic language.phase out
[PHRASAL VERB] be V-ed P, V P n (not pron), also V n P
If something is phased out, people gradually stop using it.
They said the present system of military conscription should be phased out...
They phased out my job in favor of a computer.

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