She ran to the kitchen to catch it before the answering machine kicked in.

The answering machine kicked in before he could reach it.

His phone rang three times and his machine kicked in.

I left my door open and caught the phone on the fly, just as the machine kicked in.

He considered where he'd kicked the machine, the angle of the blow, the momentum.

The machine kicked back and caught him in the ankle.

The answering machine kicked in after a few more rings.

The phone rang a few times and the answering machine kicked on.

As soon as they realized he meant business, the machine would have kicked in.

It rang five times before the machine kicked on.