The phrase "a delicate transition" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a subtle or sensitive change from one state or condition to another.
Example: "The project requires a delicate transition from the planning phase to the execution phase to ensure success."
Alternatives: "a subtle shift" or "a gentle change".
"Is this a delicate transition?" Heinrichs said.
North Korea's intentions, always opaque, are especially difficult to read now with the country in the throes of a delicate transition of power, and analysts were somewhat perplexed about the timing of the announcement.
Despite longstanding frustrations over the North's aggressions and its nuclear weapons program, both countries appeared focused on avoiding provocations during a delicate transition of power, signaling their readiness to engage with the emerging leadership when it was ready.
Some Western analysts have suggested that Beijing's increasing belligerence with the Philippines is aimed at shoring up domestic public opinion during a delicate transition period by using the issue of sovereignty as a popular rallying point.
But as the poverty-stricken country of 55 million makes a delicate transition to democracy, hateful comments are also flourishing online about a Muslim ethnic group, the Rohingya, that is embroiled in sectarian clashes in western Myanmar that have left more than two dozen people dead.
China is in the middle of a delicate transition, with a new generation of leaders taking over - something that only happens every 10 years.
"We are in a period of delicate transition" as the Iraq war winds down, said Anthony Santomero, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, at a conference on global economic growth.
The unraveling of the Nationalist Party after its candidate finished last in a bitter three-way presidential race poses huge potential dangers for Taiwan at a time of delicate transition.
Nigeria, making the delicate transition to an elected administration (see article), is in no position to mount a foreign military venture.
Overhauling the military was seen as a crucial step in Yemen's delicate transition after the autocratic rule of Mr. Hadi's predecessor, Ali Abdullah Saleh, who held power for more than three decades.
He and other Ennahda leaders framed the decision as a bid to unify the country's disparate political factions during a delicate political transition.
