kick in

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This brings you up to your RMDs — so for the five years before those RMDs kick in, from ages 68 to 73, that $1,800 a month equates to withdrawals of $108,000.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

Some $335 million would only kick in if the other payments trigger a 20% federal excise tax on “golden parachute” severance payments he receives.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

But in January, Sian said the family received a "kick in the teeth" when they learnt that West had been released after serving six-and-a-half months of his sentence.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026

“Every time I get notified that someone in my care has passed away, it’s like a kick in the groin,” Luna said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026

And although admiring Joe Mondragon, they also thought he was a jerk—you had to be loco to ask for a kick in the ass like that.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols