work/iron out the kinks
idiom
: to try to fix the small problems or flaws
We just installed a new computer program, and we're still working/ironing out the kinks.
Examples of work/iron out the kinks in a Sentence
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System control has taken somewhat of a backseat to music control, but there are people willing to give Sonos some time (and several updates) to work out the kinks and get back to parity with S2.
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Chris Welch, The Verge, 8 May 2024
After facing pressure to work out the kinks, the department now says FAFSAs are being processed in one to three days and the majority of colleges have sent out aid packages to students.
—Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 7 May 2024
Meanwhile, Big Tech players, such as Apple, have been more conservative in their AI efforts, waiting for others to work out the kinks.
—Maxwell Zeff / Gizmodo, Quartz, 23 Feb. 2024
Other times, our manes were subjected to a chemical relaxer to iron out the kinks.
—Essence, 26 Oct. 2023
But most people will also have to work out the kinks of their retrofit e-bike, and that will require more thinking than with brand-new e-bikes.
—Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 20 Oct. 2023
Here are five emerging uses for HTS that could transform everyday life—if engineers can work out the kinks.
—IEEE Spectrum, 18 Sep. 2023
The Browns hope so and will use the preseason to work out the kinks.
—Scott Thompson, Fox News, 9 Aug. 2023
So Hill will conceivably have more time to work out the kinks in the first two weeks of the year.
—Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 1 Aug. 2023
Chris Welch, The Verge, 8 May 2024
After facing pressure to work out the kinks, the department now says FAFSAs are being processed in one to three days and the majority of colleges have sent out aid packages to students.
—Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 7 May 2024
Meanwhile, Big Tech players, such as Apple, have been more conservative in their AI efforts, waiting for others to work out the kinks.
—Maxwell Zeff / Gizmodo, Quartz, 23 Feb. 2024
Other times, our manes were subjected to a chemical relaxer to iron out the kinks.
—Essence, 26 Oct. 2023
But most people will also have to work out the kinks of their retrofit e-bike, and that will require more thinking than with brand-new e-bikes.
—Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 20 Oct. 2023
Here are five emerging uses for HTS that could transform everyday life—if engineers can work out the kinks.
—IEEE Spectrum, 18 Sep. 2023
The Browns hope so and will use the preseason to work out the kinks.
—Scott Thompson, Fox News, 9 Aug. 2023
So Hill will conceivably have more time to work out the kinks in the first two weeks of the year.
—Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 1 Aug. 2023
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