changed over

Made the transition

Changed over means switched from one system, method, or state to another.

The phrase implies a complete transition rather than a partial shift: The factory changed over to automated production.

It often describes institutional or technical transitions: We changed over to metric measurements, The country changed over to driving on the right.

Related

modification · swap · adjustment · substitution · switch · metamorphosis · turnover · converted · replacement · migration · transmutation · phased out · redesign · phaseout · evolution · reformation · fresh start · fine-tuning

Opposites
transformation/conversion

changed overmaintained

Kept in condition

retained · kept · stayed put · preserved · left alone

temporal continuity

changed overstayed put

Continued in place

stood still · kept on · carried on · endured · persevered

Family

changed, over, change, changes, changing, changeable, changeless, unchanged, unchanging

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G