transitional
adjective
of or relating to a transition from one position, state, stage, subject, concept, etc., to another: transitional housing for people with serious mental illness.
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“There’s no such thing as a nontransitional period. I certainly wonder what’s next. Because one thing you know is it can’t go on this way.”
From New York Times ● Jul. 29, 2016