🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

introduzione graduale

Pronunciation / Transliteration: in.tro.duˈtjo.ne ɡraˈdu.a.le

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Phase-in/ˈfeɪz.ɪn/
nounverbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #8500 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"L'introduzione graduale della tassa avverrà nel prossimo biennio."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The gradual introduction or implementation of a new program, policy, product, or rule.

    "The phase-in of the new tax regulations will occur over a three-year period."
As verb
  1. 1

    To introduce or bring something into use gradually over a period of time.

    "The company decided to phase in the updated software across different departments starting next month."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the noun 'phase' (from Greek phasis, meaning appearance) combined with the adverb 'in', originating in mid-20th-century American English business and administrative contexts. It evolved as a technical term to describe the gradual implementation of new policies, systems, or equipment rather than an abrupt transition.

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