into reverse
idiom
: into an opposite state or condition
The decrease in profit has been put into reverse.
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As a result of President Donald Trump’s punitive tariffs regime, economists across the ideological spectrum say the breadth and scope of the tariffs are likely to throw the US economy into reverse and harm Americans financially.
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Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 1 May 2025
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, 4 Mar. 2025
Halfway through totality, the entire process goes into reverse.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
Painfully slow progress on recruiting a more diverse workforce has slid into reverse.
—William J. Burns, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2020
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Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 1 May 2025
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, 4 Mar. 2025
Halfway through totality, the entire process goes into reverse.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
Painfully slow progress on recruiting a more diverse workforce has slid into reverse.
—William J. Burns, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2020
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“Into reverse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/into%20reverse. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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