rephase

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verb

To return to being in phase.

“The traffic lights have been rephased.”

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Meanings

verbrephase (third-person singular simple present rephases, present participle rephasing, simple past and past participle rephased)

present singular third person rephases · participle present rephasing · participle past rephased · past rephased

  1. natural sciencesTo return to being in phase.
  2. To revise the phasing of something.

    The traffic lights have been rephased.

    1 more example

    The Government's intention to rephase construction of the megaproject is likely to increase costs in the longer term.

    2023 March 22, Philip Haigh, “AI driving HS2 innovations to improve efficiency”, in RAIL, number 979, page 57, photo caption

Origin

From re- + phase.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

reshapeasphereHespera
Cite this entry
APA

rephase. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rephase

MLA

“rephase.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rephase. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rephase,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rephase.

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