kick in

Example Sentences

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“Like I said, it hasn’t kicked in yet.”

From Salon

Now that the tariffs have kicked in and front-loaded inventory is dwindling, economists expect companies to pass on tariff costs to consumers and export less to the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal

"Once this kicks in in April, we are expecting to see more closures than ever before, including during the pandemic," Mr Lord warned.

From BBC

Lawmakers greatly reduced the number of European companies that would face onerous new reporting requirements by increasing the company-size thresholds at which the rules kick in.

From The Wall Street Journal

But the cheap cynicism of “Hamnet” starts to kick in about halfway through, and then takes over the picture.

From The Wall Street Journal