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
Yes, but most income and other eligibility verification rules don’t kick in until 2028.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 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
The way they were treated was a "massive kick in the teeth" and it had caused widespread anger, she said.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
“My baby,” Mia would say to anyone who would listen, tapping her mother’s belly with a finger, and infallibly Warren would kick in reply.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
