kick in

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Within industries, as a supply-chain crisis unfolds, fear and self-protection instincts kick in, with hoarding and company-level stockpiling resulting in confusing demand signals that make it hard for upstream producers to respond.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

The way they were treated was a "massive kick in the teeth" and it had caused widespread anger, she said.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

The hangup was when a tax of 130 Canadian dollars a tonne, or the equivalent of about $95, would kick in.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

But she told Franklin that she also wished to avoid the California income tax that would kick in the moment her salary hit $1 million.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

It starts to kick in after ten cards, and it’s really smart, because it picks up the problem with the red decks almost immediately.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell