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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Why, then, do the Hornets collectively feel as if their helmets got kicked in?
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Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2025
The Fujiwhara effect kicked in, and Hinnamnor and the depression interacted and rotated until the typhoon devoured the depression.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
But by the time the ban was slated to finally kick in, many of those same lawmakers had changed their tune following popular discontent over the looming loss of the app.
—Angela Yang, NBC news, 25 Sep. 2025
From there, weekly bonuses kick in for those who survive eliminations.
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Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2025
The Fujiwhara effect kicked in, and Hinnamnor and the depression interacted and rotated until the typhoon devoured the depression.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
But by the time the ban was slated to finally kick in, many of those same lawmakers had changed their tune following popular discontent over the looming loss of the app.
—Angela Yang, NBC news, 25 Sep. 2025
From there, weekly bonuses kick in for those who survive eliminations.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for kick in
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“Kick in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kick%20in. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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