in transition
idiom
: undergoing changes
The company is in transition as it adapts to the new management team.
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Opponents scored at ease against the Lakers in transition.
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Khobi Price, Oc Register, 19 Oct. 2025
With about five minutes left in the first quarter of Boston’s matchup with the Raptors, Brown could be seen moving gingerly after throwing a pass to Anfernee Simons in transition.
—Jay King, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Chicago enters Week 7 at 3-2 and riding a three-game win streak that has added momentum to a franchise in transition under Johnson and QB Caleb Williams.
—Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
But with an organization in transition, the Twins should be making all sorts of news over the next few months.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 15 Oct. 2025
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Khobi Price, Oc Register, 19 Oct. 2025
With about five minutes left in the first quarter of Boston’s matchup with the Raptors, Brown could be seen moving gingerly after throwing a pass to Anfernee Simons in transition.
—Jay King, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Chicago enters Week 7 at 3-2 and riding a three-game win streak that has added momentum to a franchise in transition under Johnson and QB Caleb Williams.
—Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
But with an organization in transition, the Twins should be making all sorts of news over the next few months.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 15 Oct. 2025
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“In transition.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20transition. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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