inphase
[ in-feyz ]
/ ˈɪnˌfeɪz /
adjective Electricity.
having the same phase.
Origin of inphase
First recorded in 1910–15; orig. phrase
in phase
Words nearby inphase
inosituria,
inotropic,
inoxidizable,
inpaint,
inpatient,
inphase,
inpour,
input,
input device,
input-output analysis,
input/output
Idioms and Phrases with in phase
in phase
Also, in sync. In a correlated or synchronized way; in accord, in harmony. For example, If everyone were in phase we could step up the schedule, or John and Pat often say the same thing at the same time; their minds are perfectly in sync. Both versions of this idiom refer to physical phenomena. The first, dating from the second half of the 1800s, alludes to being at the same stage in a series of movements. The second, a slangy abbreviation of synchronization dating from the mid-1900s, alludes to exact coincidence in the time or rate of movement. Also see in step; phase in; for the antonym, see out of phase.