# phased

Pronunciation: say "FAYZD" /feɪzd/

## Adjective

1. Arranged or carried out in separate stages over time, with each stage following the one before it.
   - Simple: Done in separate stages, one after another, instead of all at once.
   - _The city approved a phased redevelopment that would unfold over the next decade._
   - _Regulators favored a phased withdrawal of the subsidy rather than an abrupt cut._

## Verb

2. Simple past and past participle of phase. — simple past and past participle of phase
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of phase. Use this form for bringing something in or out in steps that already happened.
   - _The government phased out the old currency by the end of the decade._
   - _Engineers phased the upgrade across several regions to limit downtime._

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