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phase sth in phrasal verb

phrasal verb [M]

Definition

to introduce something gradually or in stages
They will phase the new health care system in over a period of five years.

(Definition of phase sth in from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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