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phase

Definition

  • noun: a part or step in a process
  • noun: a particular appearance or state in a regularly recurring cycle of changes
  • verb: to adjust so as to be in a synchronized condition
  • used in the phrases 'in phase' or 'out of phase'
  • synonyms: faze, disconcert, nonplus

Examples

  • She's going through a punk 'phase' right now. [=she likes punk music and fashion at this point in her life]

  • The sound on this movie is 'out of phase'. [=the sound does not match the images of the movie]

  • He seems to be 'out of phase' [=('US') 'out of step'] with the rest of the team.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Neither are you. My son spoke up for liberation. He was branded a rebel. Dragged through the streets, his throat slit like a hog. I traveled my "all Romans must die" phase, same as you. All Romans won't die. They can't die. You can't kill them quickly enough. If Messala is the pride of Rome, (..)
    2016 Ben-Hur