phase in English: One stage in the way something changes or grows over time. (noun)

Translation

One stage in the way something changes or grows over time.

Word origin

From Greek phasis, meaning appearance, from phainein, to show - first used for the changing appearances of the moon.

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Big projects are often split into phases, done one after another.

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The phases of the moon are the shapes it seems to take.

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Just a phase means behaviour that will pass with time.

stage

One step or part in a longer set of changes or actions.

period

A length of time, often one with a clear start and end.

change

To make something different, or to become different.

moon

The large round object that shines in the sky at night and moves around the earth.

time

The thing measured in minutes, hours, and years that keeps passing.

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