in transition
idiom
: undergoing changes
The company is in transition as it adapts to the new management team.
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Kubik had seven kills on 17 swings, including a pipe in transition on set point for the 25-23 win.
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Tim Meehan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
The New York of the nineteen-eighties was, warily, a city in transition.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
Only a minute went by before the lead was cut to 16 with an uncontested alley-oop dunk in transition and Hurley had seen enough, choosing to bring his starters back in for a 40-second stretch.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 11 Jan. 2026
Ayo Dosunmu went 3-for-4 from deep and set the tempo in transition to score 20 points.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 11 Jan. 2026
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Tim Meehan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
The New York of the nineteen-eighties was, warily, a city in transition.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
Only a minute went by before the lead was cut to 16 with an uncontested alley-oop dunk in transition and Hurley had seen enough, choosing to bring his starters back in for a 40-second stretch.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 11 Jan. 2026
Ayo Dosunmu went 3-for-4 from deep and set the tempo in transition to score 20 points.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 11 Jan. 2026
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“In transition.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20transition. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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