Collocations for transition - noun

abrupt, immediate, rapid, sudden | direct | gradual, phased, slow | awkward, difficult, painful | easy, smooth | non-violent, orderly, peaceful

bring about, cause, effect
The negotiators hoped to effect a smooth transition to an interim administration.

complete, make
The company was slow to make the transition from paper to computer.

undergo | mark
The ceremony marks the transition of the student to graduate status.

ease, smooth

occur, take place | be complete
Her transition from girl to woman was complete.

period, process | phase

during (the) ~
He will remain head of state during the transition to democracy.

in ~
The country is in transition from an agricultural to an industrial society.

~ between
This training course aims to smooth the transition between education and employment.

~ from, ~ to

a period of transition, a process of transition, a state of transition