into reverse
idiom
: into an opposite state or condition
The decrease in profit has been put into reverse.
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Following Microsoft’s surprising u-turn on Windows 10 support, with an essentially free 12-month extension suddenly offered to all, Windows 11 upgrades slipped into reverse.
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Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
After briefly improving from the near-record lows in the spring, consumer sentiment went into reverse again this month, the University of Michigan said Friday.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2025
Europe’s economy barely grew in the April-June quarter as frantic earlier efforts to ship goods ahead of new U.S. tariffs went into reverse and output fell for the continent’s biggest economy, Germany.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 30 July 2025
The following day, the Finnish technology company reported its interim half-year report, which said organic growth would go into reverse by 4%.
—Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 30 July 2025
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Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
After briefly improving from the near-record lows in the spring, consumer sentiment went into reverse again this month, the University of Michigan said Friday.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2025
Europe’s economy barely grew in the April-June quarter as frantic earlier efforts to ship goods ahead of new U.S. tariffs went into reverse and output fell for the continent’s biggest economy, Germany.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 30 July 2025
The following day, the Finnish technology company reported its interim half-year report, which said organic growth would go into reverse by 4%.
—Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 30 July 2025
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“Into reverse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/into%20reverse. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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