Transitions

This beautiful list was composed with help from the lovely Ms. Chase,
who created a majority of it with her great love for you...

Now, plopping transitional phrases (or words from the thesaurus) without purposeful intention creates disjunction. We're going for more of the junction, right?

Here's some help:
OWL Purdue made a lovely list as well!
​University of Richmond Writing Center
Excellent advice from Rachael Cayle’s Explorations of Style blog

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To imply order or relation...

• In the beginning
• First
• Before
• Earlier
• Secondly
• Next
• During
• After
• Later
• Already
• Now
• When
• At the same time
• Immediately
• While
• Then
• Since
• Last of all
• Finally
• As a result
• In retrospect
• In conclusion
• In summary
• In the end

To continue or support an idea...

• In addition
• Furthermore
• Again
• Moreover
• Also
• Likewise
• Similarly
• Therefore
• As a result

To show an example or explanation is coming...

• For example
• To illustrate
• For instance
• Similar to
• In the same way as
• Specifically

To offer a counterpoint or concession...

• ​Although
• On the contrary
• Otherwise
• Despite
• On the other hand
• However
• Different from
• Conversely
• Yet
• In spite of
• In contrast
• Even though
• Nevertheless
• Opposite of this