kick in

Example Sentences

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Many people think cognitive decline doesn’t really kick in until later decades of life, while dementia only affects the oldest of the old.

From The Wall Street Journal

It’s doubtful that any trading algorithms kicked in, except those that might have been keyed to a sharp reversal of trading sentiment from earlier in the week, when it was pretty sour.

From Los Angeles Times

US sales climbed eight percent despite the 25-percent tariff on Japanese auto exports imposed by Washington between April and mid-September, when a 15-percent cap kicked in.

From Barron's

He describes the pain kicking in as he was being put in the ambulance.

From BBC

But there was tension on board, kicking in with the adrenaline.

From BBC