into reverse
idiom
: into an opposite state or condition
The decrease in profit has been put into reverse.
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And while the world should be accelerating decarbonisation, climate progress has shot into reverse.
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Gustavo Petro, Time, 9 Nov. 2025
Owners also accrue home equity that can be used to finance home repairs, education, or other expenses – or can be turned into reverse mortgages for senior citizens.
—Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025
If the fortunes of AI companies go into reverse, the repercussions will be serious.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 25 Sep. 2025
Since Mills’ modeling can blindly reproduce the climates of the ancient past, he’s recently toyed with putting it into reverse to see what awaits our ever-changing planet in the far, far future.
—Peter Brannen, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
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Gustavo Petro, Time, 9 Nov. 2025
Owners also accrue home equity that can be used to finance home repairs, education, or other expenses – or can be turned into reverse mortgages for senior citizens.
—Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025
If the fortunes of AI companies go into reverse, the repercussions will be serious.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 25 Sep. 2025
Since Mills’ modeling can blindly reproduce the climates of the ancient past, he’s recently toyed with putting it into reverse to see what awaits our ever-changing planet in the far, far future.
—Peter Brannen, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
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“Into reverse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/into%20reverse. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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