kick in
verb
kicked in; kicking in; kicks in
1
: to begin operating or having an effect : get started
waiting for the heater to kick in
2
: to make a contribution
3
slang
: die
Examples of kick in in a Sentence
if everyone in the department kicks in, we can give him an especially nice present for his retirement
the ornery cuss finally kicked in at the ripe old age of 90
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Some companies have urged shoppers to buy now before the full impact of tariffs kicks in.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Apr. 2025
Some kick in more money, some don’t.
—Devi Shastri, Chicago Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
The system seemed to have worked, with six cargo jets, each with a capacity of 100 tons, leaving India since March, one of them this week just as new tariffs kicked in, it’s claimed.
—David Phelan, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2025
These are the benefits that kick in once the higher earner has died.
—Liz Weston, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2025
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Apr. 2025
Some kick in more money, some don’t.
—Devi Shastri, Chicago Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
The system seemed to have worked, with six cargo jets, each with a capacity of 100 tons, leaving India since March, one of them this week just as new tariffs kicked in, it’s claimed.
—David Phelan, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2025
These are the benefits that kick in once the higher earner has died.
—Liz Weston, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for kick in
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“Kick in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kick%20in. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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