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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

  • (..) PEGGY: Oh, lots. But it's not what she did that bothers me. It's that, she don't listen to what I say anymore, Pegs. PEGGY N.: Just a phase, isn't it? I mean, I can punish her, but then I feel guilty because I know it's not really her fault. She loves her dad and she took it (..)
    2016 The Conjuring 2