I couldn't kick him in the teeth after three years of good work and live with myself.

At the time, he had been kicking for about two weeks after almost nine months of inaction.

"I'm going to be able to kick some butt after all."

Bonuses kicked in only after the girls made enough to cover their base salaries.

At least some realization of this kicked in rather quickly after publication.

She'd kicked him into line once, after all, and she'd been certain she could do it again.

The physical drain kicks in the day after a performance.

Maybe it's the story finally kicking into gear after weeks of world building.

Jerry kicked hard after him with the last of his strength.