noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ early , first , initial , preliminary , primary
▪ start-up
▪
The co-op is still in the start-up ~.
▪ second , secondary , etc.
▪ current , latest , new , present
▪ final , last
▪ intermediate , transition
▪ temporary
▪ critical , crucial , important
▪
the critical ~ of the operation
▪ distinct
▪
The period can be divided into three distinct ~s.
▪ acute , chronic ( both medical )
▪
the acute ~ of the disease
▪ recovery ( medical )
▪ experimental , testing
▪
The process is still in its testing ~.
▪ planning
▪
during the planning ~ of an operation
▪ design
▪
early in the project's design ~
VERB + PHASE
▪ begin , enter , initiate , launch , open , start
▪
Society has entered a technological ~ of evolution.
▪ go through
▪
It's just a ~ he's going through.
▪ reach
▪
as the team reaches the later ~s of product development
▪ mark
▪
the main Catholic rituals that mark important ~s in a person's life
▪ complete , pass
PREPOSITION
▪ during a/the ~
▪
During the first ~ of expansion staff will move to the new offices.
▪ in a/the ~
▪
In the earliest ~ of mental disorder, relatives feel confused.
▪ ~ in
▪
a new ~ in the European economy
▪ ~ of
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a calendar highlighting the ~s of the moon