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subphase noun[ C ] (alsosub-phase)uk /ˈsʌb.feɪz/ us /ˈsʌb.feɪz/ a phase (= a stage in a series of events or in a process of development) that is part of a larger phase: The management team divided the construction project into a number of phases and subphases. This subphase of the history of the settlement began around 1280. The study showed that the phenomenon did not occur until the second sub-phase in the late Palaeocene Epoch. Adolescence can be broken down into discrete subphases of physical and emotional development. The current subphase of the project is running two weeks behind schedule. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Stages & phases beta early-stage early-term home run home straight home stretch in phase/out of phaseidiom interstage leg multi-phase multi-step multiphasic partway phase point step stepping stone tertiary twilight |