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Common collocations with phase in American Collocation

phase noun countable

US /feɪz/

coming at or near the beginning

developmental
early
first
initial
preliminary
preparatory
primary
second
start-up

Work started on the first phase of the rail link in October 1998.

coming at or near the end

final
last
later
subsequent
successive

The final phase of development at Meridian is nearing completion.

important

critical
crucial
important
key
major

The project is now entering a critical phase before full launch later this year.

when activity takes place

operational

The operational phase continued for approximately 21 weeks during which 41,232 cubic metres of water was treated.

different

different
distinct

The process of digestion can be thought to have three distinct phases: ingestion, digestion and egestion.

lasting only for a short time

passing
transient

In the early days, some thought his obsession with computer games was just a passing phase.

moving from one phase to another

transitional

The Egyptians also believed that the precision of the equinoxes triggered the various transitional phases in both civilization and the natural world.

enter a phase

begin
enter
start

After a rolling programme of art fairs in London since March, we now enter a quieter phase over the summer.

make a phase start to happen

initiate
launch

The company has launched the next phase of demolition at Longbridge.

go through a phase

go through

Many children go through phases of refusing to eat certain foods.

end a phase

complete

We completed the research phase of the project on time.

mark a phase

mark

This marks an exciting phase in the development of one of the UK’s most strategically important waterfront sites.