phase in
phrasal verb
phased in; phasing in; phases in
: to start to use or do (something) gradually over a period of time : to introduce (something) slowly
The country is phasing in new paper currency.
The law will phase tax cuts in over a period of two years.
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The city phased in Friday and Saturday nights, typically the street’s busiest, in early January.
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Ella McCarthy, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
The moon's phases in August 2025 are: First Quarter: Aug. 1
Full Moon: Aug. 9
Last Quarter: Aug. 16
New Moon: Aug. 23
Is the sturgeon moon a supermoon.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 28 July 2025
While many of these changes will be phased in gradually over the course of the next one to three years, some of the reforms legally take immediate effect.
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
The evolving deal, which is still being hammered out, is expected to include a 60-day ceasefire in which Hamas would release 10 living hostages and the remains of 18 others in phases in exchange for Palestinians imprisoned by Israel.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Chicago Tribune, 23 July 2025
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Ella McCarthy, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
The moon's phases in August 2025 are: First Quarter: Aug. 1
Full Moon: Aug. 9
Last Quarter: Aug. 16
New Moon: Aug. 23
Is the sturgeon moon a supermoon.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 28 July 2025
While many of these changes will be phased in gradually over the course of the next one to three years, some of the reforms legally take immediate effect.
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
The evolving deal, which is still being hammered out, is expected to include a 60-day ceasefire in which Hamas would release 10 living hostages and the remains of 18 others in phases in exchange for Palestinians imprisoned by Israel.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Chicago Tribune, 23 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for phase in
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“Phase in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/phase%20in. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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