in first phase vs at first phase

Both "in first phase" and "at first phase" are commonly used phrases in English, but they are used in different contexts. "In first phase" is used when referring to being inside or during the initial stage of a process or project. On the other hand, "at first phase" is used to indicate a specific point in time during the initial stage of something.

Last updated: March 31, 2024

in first phase

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English when referring to being inside or during the initial stage of a process or project.

Use "in first phase" when you want to indicate that something is happening or located within the initial stage of a process or project.

Examples:

In the first phase of the project, we will gather all the necessary data.
The team is currently working on the tasks in the first phase of development.

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These three mergers were cleared in first phase.
Usually, in a first phase, independent experts review the proposals remotely.
So, we treat them in the first phase.
In the first phase of implementation, it will focus its attention on violence against children.
The parties submitted remedies to address these concerns in the first phase.
In the first phase 13 prototype mussel cages, developed to meet the climatological and nautical requirements of the Belgian coast, were deployed.
In a first phase the limit will be based on the MARPOL Convention, and the sulphur limit for marine fuels set at 1.5%.
In the first phase of development we were really enthused by all the things we could control with our mind.
Finland has achieved excellent results in practising lifelong learning, beating Germany with its achievement principle in the first phase of education, which often blocks people's path to further education.
We consider that at least in the first phase they should be held for the same Member State.
The question is merely one of how many countries we can get to join us in a first phase of this kind.
In the first phase investigation only KAB Takuma was mentioned by respondents as a new entrant in the market for waste incineration plants.
These funds will be made available to the Surveillance Authority to assist in the first phases of deployment and use.
Therefore it stressed that, in the first phase of negotiations, priority should be given to the full application of the political criteria.
The amendments made in the first phase entered into force in February 1999 and introduced Annex 9 to the Convention.
In the first phase, the Aguçadoura wave farm started operating with a capacity of 2.25 MW, produced by three Pelamis generators.
I cannot, however, agree to including only the five most commonly used or taught languages in the first phase.
This test is done in the very first phase of decision-making.
While the action plan focuses on a set of defined exposures and diseases in its first phase, broader issues, including those related to the health impacts of climate change, can be taken up in future phases.
The second phase should be used to establish the 'quality-site label', because it was not achieved in the first phase.

Alternatives:

in the initial phase
during the first phase
at the beginning stage
at the initial phase
at the start of the phase

at first phase

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate a specific point in time during the initial stage of something.

Use "at first phase" when you want to specify a particular moment or event that occurs during the initial stage of a process or project.