in transition
idiom
: undergoing changes
The company is in transition as it adapts to the new management team.
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The Celtics have used defense to set up easy buckets in transition and strong defense by Tatum forces a Doncic turnover and results in an easy bucket.
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Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 June 2024
Barkov clamps down on defense and Verhaeghe, with his top-end speed and undeniable goal-scoring instinct, takes off as soon as Florida gets a chance to get out in transition.
—David Wilson, Miami Herald, 9 June 2024
The evidence also indicates that in cases where more well-to-do people left after a facility was built, the trend had already begun before the siting, suggesting that communities in transition are more vulnerable to having environmental hazards imposed on them.
—James K. Boyce, Scientific American, 1 Nov. 2018
The coach added that Edwards needs to attack more in transition.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 25 May 2024
The plan worked and this team was able to keep everything on track to open a restaurant just six months after the start of construction even with Rob and Emily being in transition themselves.
—Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 23 May 2024
The only shot that’ll live forever was his last one: a pull-up three in transition that would have won the series and eliminated the Nuggets.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 19 May 2024
The Lions continued to excel in transition, regaining a six-goal lead early in the period.
—Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 7 May 2024
While Iran's government is in transition, Israel's leadership is in turmoil.
—Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 20 May 2024
Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 June 2024
Barkov clamps down on defense and Verhaeghe, with his top-end speed and undeniable goal-scoring instinct, takes off as soon as Florida gets a chance to get out in transition.
—David Wilson, Miami Herald, 9 June 2024
The evidence also indicates that in cases where more well-to-do people left after a facility was built, the trend had already begun before the siting, suggesting that communities in transition are more vulnerable to having environmental hazards imposed on them.
—James K. Boyce, Scientific American, 1 Nov. 2018
The coach added that Edwards needs to attack more in transition.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 25 May 2024
The plan worked and this team was able to keep everything on track to open a restaurant just six months after the start of construction even with Rob and Emily being in transition themselves.
—Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 23 May 2024
The only shot that’ll live forever was his last one: a pull-up three in transition that would have won the series and eliminated the Nuggets.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 19 May 2024
The Lions continued to excel in transition, regaining a six-goal lead early in the period.
—Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 7 May 2024
While Iran's government is in transition, Israel's leadership is in turmoil.
—Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 20 May 2024
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“In transition.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20transition. Accessed 17 Jun. 2024.
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