fix-up phase

noun
UK /ˈfɪksʌp feɪz/
US /ˈfɪksʌp feɪz/

A time when you repair or improve something.

The old house is in its fix-up phase before we move in.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A stage in a project where problems are corrected.

After testing, the software entered its fix-up phase.

3. A period of patching up a relationship or situation.

The team went through a fix-up phase after the argument.

4. The part of a process where final adjustments are made.

The report's fix-up phase took two days.