diff --git a/packages/context/src/__tests__/acceptance/inject-multiple-values.acceptance.ts b/packages/context/src/__tests__/acceptance/inject-multiple-values.acceptance.ts
index 05f5d5e0503d..1ec046f22d5e 100644
--- a/packages/context/src/__tests__/acceptance/inject-multiple-values.acceptance.ts
+++ b/packages/context/src/__tests__/acceptance/inject-multiple-values.acceptance.ts
@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@
 
 import {expect} from '@loopback/testlab';
 import {
+  compareBindingsByTag,
   Context,
   ContextView,
   filterByTag,
   Getter,
   inject,
-  compareBindingsByGroup,
 } from '../..';
 
 let app: Context;
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ describe('@inject.* to receive multiple values matching a filter', async () => {
   it('injects as getter with bindingComparator', async () => {
     class MyControllerWithGetter {
       @inject.getter(workloadMonitorFilter, {
-        bindingComparator: compareBindingsByGroup('name'),
+        bindingComparator: compareBindingsByTag('name'),
       })
       getter: Getter<number[]>;
     }
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ describe('@inject.* to receive multiple values matching a filter', async () => {
       class MyControllerWithBindingSorter {
         constructor(
           @inject(workloadMonitorFilter, {
-            bindingComparator: compareBindingsByGroup('name'),
+            bindingComparator: compareBindingsByTag('name'),
           })
           public values: number[],
         ) {}
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ describe('@inject.* to receive multiple values matching a filter', async () => {
         class ControllerWithInvalidInject {
           constructor(
             @inject('my-key', {
-              bindingComparator: compareBindingsByGroup('name'),
+              bindingComparator: compareBindingsByTag('name'),
             })
             public values: number[],
           ) {}
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ describe('@inject.* to receive multiple values matching a filter', async () => {
   it('injects as a view with bindingComparator', async () => {
     class MyControllerWithView {
       @inject.view(workloadMonitorFilter, {
-        bindingComparator: compareBindingsByGroup('name'),
+        bindingComparator: compareBindingsByTag('name'),
       })
       view: ContextView<number[]>;
     }
diff --git a/packages/context/src/__tests__/unit/binding-sorter.unit.ts b/packages/context/src/__tests__/unit/binding-sorter.unit.ts
index 42cc09978cc6..5f5a329da651 100644
--- a/packages/context/src/__tests__/unit/binding-sorter.unit.ts
+++ b/packages/context/src/__tests__/unit/binding-sorter.unit.ts
@@ -4,48 +4,48 @@
 // License text available at https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
 
 import {expect} from '@loopback/testlab';
-import {Binding, compareByOrder, sortBindingsByGroup} from '../..';
+import {Binding, compareByOrder, sortBindingsByPhase} from '../..';
 
 describe('BindingComparator', () => {
   const FINAL = Symbol('final');
-  const orderedGroups = ['log', 'auth', FINAL];
-  const groupTagName = 'group';
+  const orderOfPhases = ['log', 'auth', FINAL];
+  const phaseTagName = 'phase';
   let bindings: Binding<unknown>[];
   let sortedBindingKeys: string[];
 
   beforeEach(givenBindings);
   beforeEach(sortBindings);
 
-  it('sorts by group', () => {
+  it('sorts by phase', () => {
     /**
-     * Groups
+     * Phases
      * - 'log': logger1, logger2
      * - 'auth': auth1, auth2
      */
     assertOrder('logger1', 'logger2', 'auth1', 'auth2');
   });
 
-  it('sorts by group - unknown group comes before known ones', () => {
+  it('sorts by phase - unknown phase comes before known ones', () => {
     /**
-     * Groups
+     * Phases
      * - 'metrics': metrics // not part of ['log', 'auth']
      * - 'log': logger1
      */
     assertOrder('metrics', 'logger1');
   });
 
-  it('sorts by group alphabetically without ordered group', () => {
+  it('sorts by phase alphabetically without orderOf phase', () => {
     /**
-     * Groups
+     * Phases
      * - 'metrics': metrics // not part of ['log', 'auth']
      * - 'rateLimit': rateLimit // not part of ['log', 'auth']
      */
     assertOrder('metrics', 'rateLimit');
   });
 
-  it('sorts by binding order without group tags', () => {
+  it('sorts by binding order without phase tags', () => {
     /**
-     * Groups
+     * Phases
      * - '': validator1, validator2 // not part of ['log', 'auth']
      * - 'metrics': metrics // not part of ['log', 'auth']
      * - 'log': logger1
@@ -53,9 +53,9 @@ describe('BindingComparator', () => {
     assertOrder('validator1', 'validator2', 'metrics', 'logger1');
   });
 
-  it('sorts by binding order without group tags', () => {
+  it('sorts by binding order without phase tags', () => {
     /**
-     * Groups
+     * Phases
      * - '': validator1 // not part of ['log', 'auth']
      * - 'metrics': metrics // not part of ['log', 'auth']
      * - 'log': logger1
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ describe('BindingComparator', () => {
   });
 
   /**
-   * The sorted bindings by group:
+   * The sorted bindings by phase:
    * - '': validator1, validator2 // not part of ['log', 'auth']
    * - 'metrics': metrics // not part of ['log', 'auth']
    * - 'rateLimit': rateLimit // not part of ['log', 'auth']
@@ -74,20 +74,20 @@ describe('BindingComparator', () => {
    */
   function givenBindings() {
     bindings = [
-      Binding.bind('logger1').tag({[groupTagName]: 'log'}),
-      Binding.bind('auth1').tag({[groupTagName]: 'auth'}),
-      Binding.bind('auth2').tag({[groupTagName]: 'auth'}),
-      Binding.bind('logger2').tag({[groupTagName]: 'log'}),
-      Binding.bind('metrics').tag({[groupTagName]: 'metrics'}),
-      Binding.bind('rateLimit').tag({[groupTagName]: 'rateLimit'}),
+      Binding.bind('logger1').tag({[phaseTagName]: 'log'}),
+      Binding.bind('auth1').tag({[phaseTagName]: 'auth'}),
+      Binding.bind('auth2').tag({[phaseTagName]: 'auth'}),
+      Binding.bind('logger2').tag({[phaseTagName]: 'log'}),
+      Binding.bind('metrics').tag({[phaseTagName]: 'metrics'}),
+      Binding.bind('rateLimit').tag({[phaseTagName]: 'rateLimit'}),
       Binding.bind('validator1'),
       Binding.bind('validator2'),
-      Binding.bind('final').tag({[groupTagName]: FINAL}),
+      Binding.bind('final').tag({[phaseTagName]: FINAL}),
     ];
   }
 
   function sortBindings() {
-    sortBindingsByGroup(bindings, groupTagName, orderedGroups);
+    sortBindingsByPhase(bindings, phaseTagName, orderOfPhases);
     sortedBindingKeys = bindings.map(b => b.key);
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/context/src/__tests__/unit/context-view.unit.ts b/packages/context/src/__tests__/unit/context-view.unit.ts
index 5a2ad14de7f5..0264c751a578 100644
--- a/packages/context/src/__tests__/unit/context-view.unit.ts
+++ b/packages/context/src/__tests__/unit/context-view.unit.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import {expect} from '@loopback/testlab';
 import {
   Binding,
   BindingScope,
-  compareBindingsByGroup,
+  compareBindingsByTag,
   Context,
   ContextView,
   createViewGetter,
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ describe('ContextView', () => {
     const view = new ContextView(
       server,
       filterByTag('foo'),
-      compareBindingsByGroup('group', ['b', 'a']),
+      compareBindingsByTag('phase', ['b', 'a']),
     );
     expect(view.bindings).to.eql([bindings[1], bindings[0]]);
   });
@@ -195,14 +195,14 @@ describe('ContextView', () => {
       server
         .bind('bar')
         .toDynamicValue(() => Promise.resolve('BAR'))
-        .tag('foo', 'bar', {group: 'a'})
+        .tag('foo', 'bar', {phase: 'a'})
         .inScope(BindingScope.SINGLETON),
     );
     bindings.push(
       app
         .bind('foo')
         .to('FOO')
-        .tag('foo', 'bar', {group: 'b'}),
+        .tag('foo', 'bar', {phase: 'b'}),
     );
   }
 });
diff --git a/packages/context/src/binding-sorter.ts b/packages/context/src/binding-sorter.ts
index 1f42cb14f58a..9c1c11e19a9b 100644
--- a/packages/context/src/binding-sorter.ts
+++ b/packages/context/src/binding-sorter.ts
@@ -31,33 +31,33 @@ export interface BindingComparator {
 }
 
 /**
- * Creates a binding compare function to sort bindings by tagged group name.
+ * Creates a binding compare function to sort bindings by tagged phase name.
  *
  * @remarks
  * Two bindings are compared as follows:
  *
- * 1. Get values for the given tag as `group` for bindings, if the tag is not
- * present, default `group` to `''`.
- * 2. If both bindings have `group` value in `orderedGroups`, honor the order
- * specified by `orderedGroups`.
- * 3. If a binding's `group` does not exist in `orderedGroups`, it comes before
- * the one with `group` exists in `orderedGroups`.
- * 4. If both bindings have `group` value outside of `orderedGroups`, they are
- * ordered by group names alphabetically and symbol values come before string
+ * 1. Get values for the given tag as `phase` for bindings, if the tag is not
+ * present, default `phase` to `''`.
+ * 2. If both bindings have `phase` value in `orderOfPhases`, honor the order
+ * specified by `orderOfPhases`.
+ * 3. If a binding's `phase` does not exist in `orderOfPhases`, it comes before
+ * the one with `phase` exists in `orderOfPhases`.
+ * 4. If both bindings have `phase` value outside of `orderOfPhases`, they are
+ * ordered by phase names alphabetically and symbol values come before string
  * values.
  *
- * @param groupTagName Name of the binding tag for group
- * @param orderedGroups An array of group names as the predefined order
+ * @param phaseTagName Name of the binding tag for phase
+ * @param orderOfPhases An array of phase names as the predefined order
  */
-export function compareBindingsByGroup(
-  groupTagName: string = 'group',
-  orderedGroups: (string | symbol)[] = [],
+export function compareBindingsByTag(
+  phaseTagName: string = 'phase',
+  orderOfPhases: (string | symbol)[] = [],
 ): BindingComparator {
   return (a: Readonly<Binding<unknown>>, b: Readonly<Binding<unknown>>) => {
     return compareByOrder(
-      a.tagMap[groupTagName],
-      b.tagMap[groupTagName],
-      orderedGroups,
+      a.tagMap[phaseTagName],
+      b.tagMap[phaseTagName],
+      orderOfPhases,
     );
   };
 }
@@ -107,18 +107,18 @@ export function compareByOrder(
 }
 
 /**
- * Sort bindings by group names denoted by a tag and the predefined order
+ * Sort bindings by phase names denoted by a tag and the predefined order
  *
  * @param bindings An array of bindings
- * @param groupTagName Tag name for group, for example, we can use the value
- * `'a'` of tag `order` as the group name for `binding.tag({order: 'a'})`.
+ * @param phaseTagName Tag name for phase, for example, we can use the value
+ * `'a'` of tag `order` as the phase name for `binding.tag({order: 'a'})`.
  *
- * @param orderedGroups An array of group names as the predefined order
+ * @param orderOfPhases An array of phase names as the predefined order
  */
-export function sortBindingsByGroup(
+export function sortBindingsByPhase(
   bindings: Readonly<Binding<unknown>>[],
-  groupTagName?: string,
-  orderedGroups?: (string | symbol)[],
+  phaseTagName?: string,
+  orderOfPhases?: (string | symbol)[],
 ) {
-  return bindings.sort(compareBindingsByGroup(groupTagName, orderedGroups));
+  return bindings.sort(compareBindingsByTag(phaseTagName, orderOfPhases));
 }