transition period
Time between phases
A transition period is the interval between two states, systems, or administrations—a time of changeover when old arrangements are ending and new ones taking hold.
During the transition period, both currencies remained valid.
The phrase often appears in political contexts, referring to the weeks between an election and a new government taking office, or in business when companies merge or change leadership.
- interimProvisional in-between phase
- interregnumRulership gap period
- changing of the guardCeremonial sentry replacement ritual
- phaseDistinct period in sequence
- junctureCritical point of decision
turning point · dawn · adaptation · lame duck · shift · metamorphosis · threshold · stage · new chapter · chrysalis · liminal · in limbo · no man's land · in between · reorganization · adjustment · adolescence · learning curve
- political turmoilpolitical instability, power vacuum, coup d'etat, military coup, uprising
- presidencyOval Office, president, Washington, executive branch, veto
- BrexitBrexit, leave, remain, no deal, backstop
- Offboardingexit interview, final paycheck, termination letter, resignation letter, severance package
- power shiftsregime change, coup d'etat, overthrow, abdication, inauguration
- South African Historyapartheid, Nelson Mandela, Mandela, Soweto, Sharpeville
transition periodsteady state
Unchanging system condition
equilibrium · stability · status quo · stasis · permanence