フェーズ

ふぇーず
noun
phase; stage
businessbusiness
1. phase; stage (of a project, process, or development)
A distinct stage in a process, project, or sequence of events. Most common in business, engineering, and project-management contexts.
We entered the next phase.
The project is approaching its final phase.
We plan to carry out the development in three phases.

From English "phase." A business/technical loanword; not used in everyday conversation. Often appears with ordinal numbers or modifiers indicating sequence.

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Similar words

  • 段階(だんかい): stage; step — the native equivalent, broader and more common in everyday speech
  • ステージ: stage — also used for project phases but emphasizes a stable plateau more than progression