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. Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025 Population growth – once a given in Southern California – is slowing and might even slip into reverse in coming years. Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 24 Aug. 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 Yet hopes were dashed as reform stalled under President Hu Jintao and then in some ways went into reverse under President Xi Jinping. Michael B. G. Froman, Foreign Affairs, 11 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for into reverse

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“Into reverse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/into%20reverse. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.

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