transition
Movement between states
Transition is movement from one state, condition, or place to another.
A transition to democracy marks political change.
In writing, transitions connect ideas between paragraphs or sections.
The verb means to make such a change: She transitioned from teaching to administration.
In gender contexts, to transition is to align one's physical presentation or body with one's gender identity: He began transitioning at nineteen.
Raised performance platform
- periodPunctuation ending sentences
- intervalDuration between two points
- junctureCritical point of decision
- thresholdPoint of beginning
crossroads · turning point · watershed · interim · liminal · interregnum · in-between · midpoint
Movement or work period
- conversionAct of changing states
- switchCircuit-breaking toggle device
- turnoverSales volume or attrition
- alterationAct of modifying
modification · adjustment · realignment · overhaul · reform · pivot · changeover · switchover
Varying signals to transmit
- key changeShift in tonal center
- bridgeStructure spanning an obstacle
- interludePause between sections
- passageSegment of text
segue · breakdown · outro · intro · verse · chorus · crescendo · fade
Permanent change of residence
- migrationMovement to new territory
- moveChange location or act
- passageSegment of text
- crossingPoint where paths intersect
commute · journey · displacement · resettlement · emigration · immigration · uprooting · mobility
Ordered succession of elements
- flowUnbroken forward movement
- successionFollowing in order
- graduationCompleting academic requirements formally
- continuityUninterrupted progression or coherence
advancement · escalation · trajectory · arc · pathway · continuum · course · momentum
Severance or reduction
- fadeLose intensity gradually
- dissolveDisperse into liquid
- wipeRub to clean
- crossfadeGradual audio overlap transition
edit · splice · segue · montage · jump cut · morph · blend · overlay
Gender outside two categories
- coming outRevealing one's identity
- genderSocial identity category
- questioningSeeking answers through inquiry
- affirmingDeclaring something true
passing · deadname · pronouns · hormone · surgery · dysphoria · closeted · presenting
stage
Raised performance platform
- periodPunctuation ending sentences
- intervalDuration between two points
- junctureCritical point of decision
threshold · crossroads · turning point · watershed · interim · liminal · interregnum · in-between · midpoint · bridge
shift
Movement or work period
- conversionAct of changing states
- switchCircuit-breaking toggle device
- turnoverSales volume or attrition
alteration · modification · adjustment · realignment · overhaul · reform · pivot · changeover · switchover · turnaround
modulation
Varying signals to transmit
- key changeShift in tonal center
- bridgeStructure spanning an obstacle
- interludePause between sections
passage · segue · breakdown · outro · intro · verse · chorus · crescendo · fade · crossfade
relocation
Permanent change of residence
crossing · commute · journey · displacement · resettlement · emigration · immigration · uprooting · mobility · shifting
sequence
Ordered succession of elements
- flowUnbroken forward movement
- successionFollowing in order
- graduationCompleting academic requirements formally
continuity · advancement · escalation · trajectory · arc · pathway · continuum · course · momentum · unfolding
cut
Severance or reduction
crossfade · edit · splice · segue · montage · jump cut · morph · blend · overlay · pan
non-binary
Gender outside two categories
- coming outRevealing one's identity
- genderSocial identity category
- questioningSeeking answers through inquiry
affirming · passing · deadname · pronouns · hormone · surgery · dysphoria · closeted · presenting · social
- life stagesbaby, teenager, adult, childhood, adolescence
- transformationschange, changes, transform, transforms, metamorphosis
- life journeysself-discovery, healing, growth, recovery, pilgrimage
- music productioncomposing, autotune, synthesizer, producing, arranging
- basketball conceptspassing lanes, spacing, pick and roll, screens, cutting
- life adjustmentsempty nest syndrome, homesickness, separation anxiety, bereavement, midlife crisis
transitionstasis
State of inactivity
stability · stagnation · constancy · permanence · sameness
transitionrupture
Violent tearing apart
break · discontinuity · disruption · interruption · leap
- in transitionUndergoing change between states
- transitional governmentTemporary authority between regimes
- scene transitionsShifts between film segments
- smooth transitionGradual, unnoticeable change
- transition of powerTransfer of governmental authority
- gender transitionChanging lived gender identity
transitions, transitional, transitioned, transitioning, transiting, transitive, intransitive, transitionally, transition zone