in phase

Idioms  

1. 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.

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Example Sentences

Less than two weeks later, Merck said its other heart pill, Winrevair, had succeeded in Phase 2 trials for the treatment of a certain form of heart failure.

From Barron's

The researchers also tested a drug that specifically blocks IRE1α and is already in phase 1 clinical trials for cancer.

From Science Daily

It recently came out with a blood test for Alzheimer’s and has an Alzheimer’s drug, trontinemab, in Phase III trials, with data expected in 2028.

From Barron's

With Cidara, Merck will gain a drug-Fc conjugate called CD388, which is in Phase 3 clinical trials to determine whether it can prevent flu infections in healthy seniors as well as in teens and adults who are at high risk of complications.

From MarketWatch

Merck, based in Rahway, N.J., said Cidara’s lead candidate, CD388, is an antiviral agent currently in Phase 3 studies for the prevention of influenza infection in individuals at higher risk of flu complications.

From The Wall Street Journal