kick in
verb
kicked in; kicking in; kicks in
1
: to begin operating or having an effect : get started
waiting for the heater to kick in
2
: to make a contribution
3
slang
: die
Examples of kick in in a Sentence
if everyone in the department kicks in, we can give him an especially nice present for his retirement
the ornery cuss finally kicked in at the ripe old age of 90
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Center Alperen Şengün’s five-year, $185 million extension kicks in this season.
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David Aldridge, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Ohio might see its last warm Saturday this weekend before the fall weather kicks in.
—Mariyam Muhammad, Cincinnati Enquirer, 17 Oct. 2025
As the rut kicked in, however, scrapes started to glow.
—Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 16 Oct. 2025
The bull case for stocks has not been canceled, of course, given still-rising earnings, a Fed poised to trim rates, tax-relief goodies kicking in next year, AI-capex momentum and still-decent GDP-tracking indicators.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2025
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David Aldridge, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Ohio might see its last warm Saturday this weekend before the fall weather kicks in.
—Mariyam Muhammad, Cincinnati Enquirer, 17 Oct. 2025
As the rut kicked in, however, scrapes started to glow.
—Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 16 Oct. 2025
The bull case for stocks has not been canceled, of course, given still-rising earnings, a Fed poised to trim rates, tax-relief goodies kicking in next year, AI-capex momentum and still-decent GDP-tracking indicators.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2025
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“Kick in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kick%20in. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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