Synonyms for kick in
kick in

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1. set in, kick inverb

   enter a particular state

   "Laziness set in"; "After a few moments, the effects of the drug kicked in"

   Synonyms:
   kick down, set in, chip in, give, contribute

2. contribute, give, chip in, kick inverb

   contribute to some cause

   "I gave at the office"

   Synonyms:
   commit, dedicate, cave in, collapse, conduce, bring, impart, pass on, add, move over, return, establish, set in, lead, reach, present, have, generate, fall in, make, pay, consecrate, throw, gift, feed, break, put up, ease up, apply, give, grant, open, founder, devote, bestow, hold, pass, render, sacrifice, yield, turn over, leave, kick down, give way, chip in, contribute, afford, lend, hand

3. kick in, kick downverb

   open violently

   "kick in the doors"

   Synonyms:
   kick down, set in, chip in, give, contribute

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1. Max Baucus:

   Those who think the US has leverage do not fully understand China. China thinks long-term, to some degree, China feels,' Oh, well these tariffs will kick in and hurt the American people pretty soon. America is a democracy and their government is going to be forced to respond whereas all of us over in China, we're not a democracy and we can just do what we think we want to do.'.

2. Norman Levine:

   There should be failsafe backup systems that kick in right away, nobody needs to get in on a specific date but sometimes people need to get out. If you had to get out today it could have been an issue.

3. Hal:

   Whatever happened to that old-fashioned Grandpa If he still survives, he must be hiding in the small towns. You sure don't see him very often in the big city. The big-city Grandpa has gone big time. ... He is the life of every party, and out to prove he is just as young as he ever was. A grandchild who makes the mistake of calling him 'Gramps' is lucky if he isn't rewarded by a quick kick in the stomach.

4. Michael Scott:

   Leading up to the Easter holiday and being about the message of the cross we’re going to see a little kick in the coming weeks as we head towards Palm Sunday.

5. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer:

   We conceded goals at very bad times of the games, conceding before halftime was a kick in the teeth.