kick in
Example Sentences
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Retiring at 60 is noble, but your Medicare does not kick in until you are 65.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026
"But how they handled it was the kick in the teeth."
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
The administration hasn’t said when the latest tariffs will take effect, although the expectation is for them to kick in once the current 10% tariffs expire in late July.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
“As our key growth drivers of co-packaged optics and optical circuit switches begin to kick in, we would expect further increases in earnings power.”
From Barron's • May 5, 2026
There's only so much time a day that you can spend being terrified of something before your instinct to feel natural human emotions would kick in.
From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse
