smooth transition
Graceful change between
A smooth transition is a change from one state, topic, or phase to another that happens gradually or without disruption.
The phrase appears in contexts from video editing to political succession: The outgoing administration promised a smooth transition of power.
A smooth transition minimizes jarring shifts, whether between scenes, speakers, or life stages.
- seamlessWithout visible joins
- gradualDeveloping slowly over time
- flowUnbroken forward movement
- glideMove with effortless continuity
- fadeLose intensity gradually
fading out · segue · handoff · bridge · ease · easing in · soft landing · shift · blend · blending in · morph · phase in · continuity · fluid · passage · changeover · crossfade · evolution
- gradientspressure gradient, concentration gradient, steep gradient, gradation, fade
- successionheir apparent, heir presumptive, line of succession, primogeniture, successor
- topic changerssegue, redirect, speaking of, by the way, anyway
- transitionsblending, segue, fade, changeover, shift
smooth transitionabrupt transition
Sudden, unexpected change
discontinuity · fits and starts · quantum leap · clean break
smooth transitionshock to the system
Sudden disorienting upheaval
whiplash · rude awakening · culture shock · baptism by fire · trial by fire
smooth transitionabrupt transition
Sudden, unexpected change
discontinuity · whiplash · jolt · shock · rupture
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