transition

noun

1. the act of passing from one state or place to the next

Similar word(s): passage

Definition categories: act

2. an event that results in a transformation

Similar word(s): changeover, conversion

Definition categories: event, shift, transformation, transmutation

3. a change from one place or state or subject or stage to another

Definition categories: event, alteration, change, modification

4. a musical passage moving from one key to another

Similar word(s): modulation

Definition categories: communication, passage

5. a passage that connects a topic to one that follows

Definition categories: communication, passage

verb

1. cause to convert or undergo a transition

- the company had to transition the old practices to modern technology

Definition categories: change, convert

2. make or undergo a transition (from one state or system to another)

- The airline transitioned to more fuel-efficient jets

- The adagio transitioned into an allegro

Definition categories: change, shift, switch