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in phase
Idioms and Phrases
Also, in sync . In a correlated or synchronized way; in accord, in harmony. For example, If everyone were in phase we could step up the schedule , or John and Pat often say the same thing at the same time; their minds are perfectly in sync . Both versions of this idiom refer to physical phenomena. The first, dating from the second half of the 1800s, alludes to being at the same stage in a series of movements. The second, a slangy abbreviation of synchronization dating from the mid-1900s, alludes to exact coincidence in the time or rate of movement. Also see in step ; phase in ; for the antonym, see out of phase .Example Sentences
In phase one, they may only be prescribed to patients who have a BMI over 38 and at least one pre-existing weight-related health condition, such as high blood pressure.
Israel is now threatening to resume the war if Hamas doesn’t agree to fully surrender or to extend the ceasefire and hostage-prisoner exchange without taking any further steps that the initial agreement required in Phase 2.
Noting that the Environmental Protection Agency completed debris removal last week in a third of the time originally projected, Bass said that 60 properties were now in Phase Three — the permitting and rebuilding process.
Pedestrian and cycle routes would be created at the site, which is next to Tolworth station, while the public square that was built in phase one would be extended.
As Trump continues to double down on his incendiary suggestion, Hamas may be wondering whether it's worth engaging in phase two of the ceasefire talks.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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