in transition
idiom
: undergoing changes
The company is in transition as it adapts to the new management team.
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Over three summers, following her parents’ divorce, August, a lively and determined teenager, spends her holidays with her father in a seaside town in transition.
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 5 Dec. 2025
Teams became adept at running out in transition, flying to beat the opponent down the floor.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 30 Nov. 2025
Miami scored three goals in transition as New York City unraveled.
—Miami Herald, 30 Nov. 2025
Bad possessions, slow reaction in transition, turnovers (14 overall) and lack of offensive rebounds enabled the Lakers to pull away.
—Janis Carr, Oc Register, 27 Nov. 2025
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 5 Dec. 2025
Teams became adept at running out in transition, flying to beat the opponent down the floor.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 30 Nov. 2025
Miami scored three goals in transition as New York City unraveled.
—Miami Herald, 30 Nov. 2025
Bad possessions, slow reaction in transition, turnovers (14 overall) and lack of offensive rebounds enabled the Lakers to pull away.
—Janis Carr, Oc Register, 27 Nov. 2025
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“In transition.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20transition. Accessed 15 Dec. 2025.
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