kick in

En español: poner en marcha, surtir efecto

1. To kick or strike so as to cause the object struck to collapse or fall inwards. (transitive) · Upon hearing residents in the burning house, the passerby kicked in the front door and yelled to those inside.· You touch me again, I swear I’ll kick your teeth in.
2. To kick or strike (a person); to beat up. (slang, transitive)
3. To start, connect, or take effect, especially in a sudden way; to begin functioning. (intransitive) · You have to push the switch hard to get the heater to kick in.· I took my medication an hour ago, and it hasn't kicked in yet.
4. To join or begin. (slang) · You should kick in on the work.· The rhythm section will kick in after that point.
5. To contribute, especially to a collection of money; to hand over. (intransitive, transitive) · For the year-end party, we're asking each employee to kick in twenty dollars.· This is a worthy charity, so everyone should kick in.
6. To die; to give up on something. · The business is going to kick in most likely.