kick in
US /kɪk ɪn/
UK /kɪk ɪn/
1.
berkesan, bermula
to start to have an effect or to become active
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The medication should kick in within 30 minutes.
Ubat itu sepatutnya berkesan dalam masa 30 minit.
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That's when the panic really started to kick in.
Ketika itulah panik benar-benar mula berkesan.
2.
menyumbang, memberi
to contribute money or effort to something
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Everyone needs to kick in some money for the party.
Semua orang perlu menyumbang sedikit wang untuk parti itu.
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The whole team had to kick in to finish the project on time.
Seluruh pasukan terpaksa menyumbang untuk menyiapkan projek tepat pada masanya.