into reverse
idiom
: into an opposite state or condition
The decrease in profit has been put into reverse.
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The moment Walker’s announcement hit social media, the inexorable movement of time was quickly thrown into reverse, the moment was 2011 and that version of Kemba was set permanently on Connecticut’s canvas.
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Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 3 July 2024
Miami Marlins: Two championships (1997, 2003) in 32 seasons — The then-Florida Marlins won the World Series in only their fifth season and repeated six years later, but that early franchise momentum braked and spun into reverse.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 1 July 2024
The police inspector, in an unmarked car, shifted into reverse, heading back down the hill to the intersection with the main road.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 20 June 2024
But a ship weighing 95,000 tons − empty − can't simply be thrown into reverse.
—Ramon Padilla, USA TODAY, 30 Mar. 2024
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Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 3 July 2024
Miami Marlins: Two championships (1997, 2003) in 32 seasons — The then-Florida Marlins won the World Series in only their fifth season and repeated six years later, but that early franchise momentum braked and spun into reverse.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 1 July 2024
The police inspector, in an unmarked car, shifted into reverse, heading back down the hill to the intersection with the main road.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 20 June 2024
But a ship weighing 95,000 tons − empty − can't simply be thrown into reverse.
—Ramon Padilla, USA TODAY, 30 Mar. 2024
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“Into reverse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/into%20reverse. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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