into reverse
idiom
: into an opposite state or condition
The decrease in profit has been put into reverse.
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Unfortunately, several factors that have contributed to positive returns have either run their course or are likely going into reverse.
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Daniel Kern, Forbes.com, 8 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
Advertisement In China, rapidly expanding clean energy has sent carbon emissions into reverse for the first time, part of a 15 year plan by Beijing to electrify its economy and reduce its dependence on fossil fuels.
—Laurence Tubiana, Time, 18 June 2025
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Daniel Kern, Forbes.com, 8 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
Advertisement In China, rapidly expanding clean energy has sent carbon emissions into reverse for the first time, part of a 15 year plan by Beijing to electrify its economy and reduce its dependence on fossil fuels.
—Laurence Tubiana, Time, 18 June 2025
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“Into reverse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/into%20reverse. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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