transitional phase
Period of change
A transitional phase is a period of change between two states, stages, or conditions.
The term appears across many contexts: in personal development, a transitional phase might describe adolescence or career change; in politics, it often refers to interim governments; in design, it describes spaces connecting different areas.
The company is in a transitional phase as it shifts to remote work.
The phrase emphasizes that the current situation is temporary and moving toward something new.
- liminal spaceTransitional in-between area
- interimProvisional in-between phase
- waiting periodRequired delay before proceeding
- metamorphosisProfound biological restructuring
- adolescenceTeenage developmental stage
awkward stage · dusk · intermediate · adaptation · dawn · paradigm shift · changing of the guard · reorganization · interregnum · maturity · chrysalis · no man's land · gray area · seasonal change · pivot point · tipping point · succession · young adulthood
transitional phasepermanence
Quality of lasting indefinitely
steady state · established order · status quo · entrenchment
transitional phasefinal stage
Concluding phase of something
end state · culmination · destination · conclusion · origin point
transitional phaseequilibrium
State of balance
steady state · stasis · status quo · stability · homeostasis