kick in

Questions about kick in

What does kick in mean?

kick in means "enter a particular state". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for kick in?

Close synonyms include set in, contribute, give, chip in, kick down. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is kick in a common word?

kick in is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.