Phase and faze are homophones (words pronounced alike but different in meaning, derivation, or spelling) that may easily be confused. Despite the similarity in pronunciation, these words bear little …

PHASE definition: any of the major appearances or aspects in which a thing of varying modes or conditions manifests itself to the eye or mind.

When I was in my early teens I went through a phase of only ever wearing black. The phases of the moon are the regular changes in its shape as it appears to us on earth.

A phase is a particular period of time, like someone whose "teenage rebellion" phase lasts well into her thirties. The word phase can mean a stage in a person’s development or a step in a process, such as …

The pilot will consist of three phases each about five to six weeks, including a short period within each phase to enable assessment of user feedback.

1. any distinct or characteristic period or stage in a sequence of events or chain of development: there were two phases to the resolution; his immaturity was a passing phase.

"Phases", a song by English alternative rock band Keane from their 2019 album Cause and Effect Piano Phase, Reed Phase, Violin Phase and Phase Patterns are musical compositions by Steve Reich