Phrase · B2 · Neutral · common in business and policy
phase out
fayz OWT Stress out; phase sounds like faze.
Gradually stop using, providing, or producing something until it is no longer used or available.
postepeno ukinuti; postepeno povući iz upotrebe
Use it
The library is phasing out its old booking system over three months.
Withdrawal happens in stages rather than overnight.
These printers are expensive to maintain, so we’ll phase them out as they wear out.
The pronoun goes between phase and out.
Build the sentence
phase out + thing · phase + thing + out · phase it out · be phased out
Memory scene
Old office phones disappear from the shelf one by one until the last one is disconnected.
Watch out
Phase out implies an eventual end, not just a reduction. Say phase it out, not phase out it. The verb is two words; phased and phasing retain the z sound.
Nearby language
Means stop providing or producing, without specifying a gradual process.
Means reduce, with no necessary intention to stop completely.
Means introduce gradually, the opposite direction of change.
Make it yours
Firma će tokom sledećih šest meseci prestati da koristi plastične kartice, odeljenje po odeljenje.