transitional

tran•si•tion n.

movement, passage, or change from one position, state, stage, etc., to another:[uncountable]The company is still in transition from one boss to another.
a period during which such change takes place:[countable]A transition like this one could take weeks.
a sentence, paragraph, etc., that links one scene or topic to another:[countable]Use transition words to signal to your reader that you are connecting ideas.

v. [no object]

tran•si•tion•al, adj. : a transitional manager until a new one could be hired.

tran•si•tion n.

movement, passage, or change from one position, state, stage, subject, concept, etc., to another; change:the transition from adolescence to adulthood.
[Music.]
- a passing from one key to another;
  modulation.
- a brief modulation;
  a modulation used in passing.
- a sudden, unprepared modulation.
a passage from one scene to another by sound effects, music, etc., as in a television program, theatrical production, or the like.

v.i.

to make a transition:He had difficulty transitioning from enlisted man to officer.

Latin trānsitiōn- (stem of trānsitiō) a going across, equivalent. to trānsit(us) (past participle of transīre to cross; compare transit) + -iōn- -ion
1545–55

tran•si′tion•al, tran•si•tion•a•ry , adj. tran•si ′tion•al•ly, adv.

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