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.
(..) Come on. Be there! And we don't need to mention the shower prank to the boss, do we? No. Oh boy. Sounds like you're entering a heavy duty dating phase. No. She just asked me in for a cup of tea. Offering tea to a person of the opposite sex can only mean one thing. Everybody knows that. It's an international standard. I sure don't envy you. The dating phase is the most nerve wracking hell a man can get himself into. Inventing new surprises all the time, constantly outsmarting yourself. (..)2015 Virgin Mountain