How to Use phase in in a Sentence

phase in

phrasal verb
  • The next phase in this reconstruction is to be bold in trades.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Aug. 2023
  • On the night of Super Tuesday, a new phase in the election began.
    Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2024
  • And then the credit would phase in as earnings increase.
    Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 20 Sep. 2023
  • The minimum staffing levels will be phased in over two to three years.
    Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 6 May 2024
  • The minimum staffing levels will be phased in over two to three years.
    Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 22 Apr. 2024
  • But those cuts would have been phased in more slowly than the new proposal.
    Jacob Bogage, Washington Post, 11 Jan. 2024
  • The measure, if passed, is expected to phase in fully over a few years.
    Ethan Varian, The Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2024
  • The tariffs, which will be phased in over the next three years, will go into effect on August 1.
    William Gavin, Quartz, 22 May 2024
  • Consider this gallery as a prelude to a new phase in Lemons’ life and career.
    Essence, 19 Sep. 2023
  • Kolkata’s parks are now lit by solar lights, and the city is phasing in a plan for 1,200 electric buses.
    Anant Gupta, Washington Post, 22 Sep. 2023
  • However, this was short-lived as the market entered its bearish phase in 2022, and the price took a hit.
    Jon Stojan, USA TODAY, 16 Aug. 2023
  • The ordinance would have been phased in over three years to allow time to educate the public on the new rules.
    Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 29 Nov. 2023
  • Still, the ban was phased in Saturday as workers placed steel bollards, or movable posts, at the ends of each block.
    Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 July 2023
  • Borrowers will be able to apply later this summer, but some of the changes will be phased in over time.
    Time, 14 July 2023
  • The next phase in his trial will determine whether Bowers could face the death penalty.
    Chuck Todd, NBC News, 19 June 2023
  • The next phase in the family drama of Jackie and Shadow has begun.
    Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2024
  • The project is being built in phases in a way to enable the affordable homes to be developed first.
    George Avalos, The Mercury News, 22 Feb. 2024
  • The program, which will be phased in over three years, will be open only to students seeking to attend a private school in the first year.
    Neal Earley, Arkansas Online, 18 July 2023
  • There are eight moon phases in total, each of which carries its own unique meaning.
    Aliza Pelto, Women's Health, 10 Sep. 2023
  • The targets for reductions in water use would be phased in until 2040.
    Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2024
  • Because the credit phases in at a rate of 15 percent, larger families must earn much more to get the full CTC.
    Elaine Maag, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
  • That’s why the next phase in the evolution of AI use won’t hinge on a new technological breakthrough.
    David Zuluaga Martínez, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2024
  • Menopause is a natural phase in a woman's life, yet it has been overlooked and stigmatized for far too long.
    Angela Chan, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
  • Benefits then phase in at a rate of 15 percent for each dollar of earnings beyond that amount.
    Elaine Maag, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
  • Heat maps overlaying the works will be phased in to show which areas are garnering the most interest.
    Colleen Barry, ajc, 25 June 2023
  • Each phase in the process will require a legal back-and-forth of new filings, potential oral arguments and time for the courts to craft their opinions.
    Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 22 Dec. 2023
  • While the law officially comes into effect this week, many of its key provisions will be phased in over the next three years.
    Neal Earley, Arkansas Online, 30 July 2023
  • The Harry Potter series entered the development phase in 2021 with plans to cover the events of all seven books in the franchise.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 23 Feb. 2024
  • The standards, which would phase in requirements on coal and gas plants over a decade or more, are an important piece of the puzzle to address the climate crisis.
    David Hawkins, Scientific American, 29 Sep. 2023
  • The tariffs are to be phased in over the next three years, with those that take effect in 2024 covering EVs, solar cells, syringes, needles, steel and aluminum and more.
    Josh Boak, Fortune, 14 May 2024

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