phases
Parts of progression
Phases are distinct stages in a process or cycle.
The moon has phases as it waxes and wanes.
A project moves through phases from planning to completion.
To phase something is to introduce or remove it gradually: The company phased out the old product line.
It's just a phase dismisses behavior as temporary, especially in children or teenagers.
Curved sickle-like arc
- gibbousConvexly swollen shape
- fullMaximum extent reached
- newRecently created or begun
- waxingCoating for shine
waning · quarter · lunar · cycle · eclipse · syzygy · neap · spring
Process of becoming complete
- evolutionSpecies changing over generations
- progressionSequential forward movement
- growthIncrease in size
- transformationThorough change in form
emergence · unfolding · flowering · ripening · childhood · adolescence · adulthood · lifecycle
Sequential actions in process
- segmentsSeparate parts of something
- sectionsDivided portions of something
- partsIndividual elements of whole
- levelsHeights or ranked stages
tiers · intervals · divisions · milestones · checkpoints · benchmarks · progression · sequence
Distinct historical stretches
centuries · decades · antiquity · medieval · renaissance · modern · prehistoric · chronology
Movement or work period
- changeoverComplete shift between systems
- conversionAct of changing states
- metamorphosisProfound biological restructuring
- passageSegment of text
adjustment · adaptation · turnover · realignment · restructuring · pivoting · switching · moving
Turning on an axis
- orbitCurved celestial path
- recurrenceReturn of something previous
- repetitionAct of redoing
- loopCurve closing on itself
circulation · rhythm · pattern · cadence · periodicity · recurring · repeating · seasonal
Firm matter state
- liquidFree-flowing substance
- gasFormless, expanding substance
- plasmaElectrified matter state
- stateCondition or mode
thermodynamics · equilibrium · temperature · pressure · vapour · condensation · evaporation · sublimation
crescent
Curved sickle-like arc
waxing · waning · quarter · lunar · cycle · eclipse · syzygy · neap · spring · tide
maturation
Process of becoming complete
- evolutionSpecies changing over generations
- progressionSequential forward movement
- growthIncrease in size
transformation · emergence · unfolding · flowering · ripening · childhood · adolescence · adulthood · lifecycle · embryonic
steps
Sequential actions in process
- segmentsSeparate parts of something
- sectionsDivided portions of something
- partsIndividual elements of whole
levels · tiers · intervals · divisions · milestones · checkpoints · benchmarks · progression · sequence · order
epochs
Distinct historical stretches
millennia · centuries · decades · antiquity · medieval · renaissance · modern · prehistoric · chronology · timeline
shift
Movement or work period
- changeoverComplete shift between systems
- conversionAct of changing states
- metamorphosisProfound biological restructuring
passage · adjustment · adaptation · turnover · realignment · restructuring · pivoting · switching · moving · entering
rotation
Turning on an axis
- orbitCurved celestial path
- recurrenceReturn of something previous
- repetitionAct of redoing
loop · circulation · rhythm · pattern · cadence · periodicity · recurring · repeating · seasonal · annual
solid
Firm matter state
state · thermodynamics · equilibrium · temperature · pressure · vapour · condensation · evaporation · sublimation · melting
- changechange, flux, transformation, metamorphosis, alteration
- timelinestimelines, chronology, chronologies, time periods, historical periods
- VenusVenus, Aphrodite, Venus de Milo, morning star, evening star
- mission planningobjectives, timeline, briefing, debriefing, reconnaissance
- Chomsky linguisticsuniversal grammar, merge, move, minimalist program, Noam Chomsky
- timesecond, minute, hour, day, seconds
phasescontinuity
Uninterrupted progression or coherence
continuum · seamlessness · steady state · constancy · smooth transition
phasespermanence
Quality of lasting indefinitely
constants · absolutes · fixtures · invariables · permanencies
- phase outEnd something incrementally
- phased outGradually withdrawn from use
- phase inImplement gradually
- phasing outGradually discontinuing something
- honeymoon phaseInitial period of idealization
- moon phasesShifting illumination of satellite
phase, phased, phasing, prophase, interphase, phase transition, phase out, multiphase, phase in