to begin to take effect
начать оказывать влияние (nachat' okazyvat' vliyaniye)
"The backup generator should kick in within seconds."
"Резервный генератор должен включиться в течение нескольких секунд." (Rezervnyy generator dolzhen vklyuchit'sya v techeniye neskol'kikh sekund.)
to cause an enormous amount of attention and discussion onli...
don’t assume something will happen before it actually does
to do something before someone else does
to assert authority and dictate how things should be done
to watch someone carefully because you don’t trust them comp...
to do something uncertain, trusting that it will succeed