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

Another concerns so-called "sunrise" and "sunset" clauses under which the EU side of the accord would kick in once the United States makes fully good on its pledges, and would expire unless renewed in 2028.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

If you bought travel insurance, it may kick in, but it depends on your policy’s fine print.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

It has also made use of "fiscal drag" by freezing the thresholds at which higher tax rates kick in - meaning that as pay goes up, more earnings are taxed at higher rates.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

The boosters kick in and the ship catapults into hyperspace.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera