noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ abrupt , rapid , sudden
▪ direct
▪ gradual , slow
▪ awkward , difficult , painful
▪ easy , seamless , smooth
▪ successful
▪ orderly , peaceful
▪ democratic
VERB + TRANSITION
▪ bring about
▪
The negotiators hoped to bring about a smooth ~ to an interim administration.
▪ complete , make
▪
The company was slow to make the ~ from paper to computer.
▪ undergo
▪ mark
▪
The ceremony marks the ~ of the student to graduate status.
▪ ease , smooth
TRANSITION + VERB
▪ occur , take place
▪ be complete
▪
Her ~ from girl to woman was complete.
TRANSITION + NOUN
▪ period , process
▪ phase
▪ committee , team
PREPOSITION
▪ during (the) ~
▪
He will remain head of state during the ~ to democracy.
▪ in ~
▪
The country is in ~ from an agricultural to an industrial society.
▪ ~ between
▪
This training course aims to smooth the ~ between education and employment.
▪ ~ from , ~ to
PHRASES
▪ a period of ~ , a time of ~
▪ a process of ~
▪ a state of ~