to roll in
- phrasal verb
- /roʊl ɪn/
- And that's where the big bucks start rolling in.
- fog rolls in
- money rolls in
- start rolling in
The evidence that came rolling in day after day after day.
- The evidence that came rolling in day after day after day.
- That's the name of the game as data rolls in and we refocus our aim.
- And like, almost like, as if on cue, a storm rolls in.
- Every time a hurricane rolls in, you can always pick up some of these guys.
- It's also about the insanity that was Cookie, the CBS office, the people rolling in and out, the partying.
- And as you start to share where you're watching from and we let everybody roll in, I'm going to keep asking you a particular question.
- This was once you've become the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and you have this pandemic begin to roll in.
- I I want to talk about I want to talk about this grid premium thing as the results roll in, So it looks like they're going to have a lot of customers.
- So yes, the the entries are rolling in right now and the the teaser I will offer is frankly not going to surprise listeners to this podcast.
Examples
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WritersAide 3.0 was an instant hit, and the orders started rolling in faster than we could fill them.
Fiction book (2001) -
But the offers still keep rolling in, naturally.
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Hey, tell your guests I gotta be rolling in about five minutes.
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- Man, look how fast that fog is rolling in.
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Clouds are definitely rolling in.
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Suddenly, out of the night, the fog rolled in.
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Afternoons are when the worst storms roll in, and the mountain is most deadly.
Academic text (2011) -
The next morning dawned gray and misty, with a fog rolling in from the ocean.
Fiction book (1991) -
Subscriptions were up, letters of praise rolled in, and even the chronic cranks stopped harassing us.
Fiction book (1991) -
In the Northwest, you are going to see some rain rolling in your direction.
Synonyms
Arrive in a vehicle in a way that people notice
People or things arrive somewhere in large numbers, often suddenly
Antonyms
How Many
Surface Forms
Morphology
The verb 'roll' (to move by turning) plus the directional 'in' transparently suggests motion into a place, so a B1 learner could infer a basic sense of 'arrive' or 'move in' from the constituents. However, the typical usage implying steady or large-number arrivals (and its metaphorical extensions, e.g. guests or profits 'rolling in') is a figurative extension not fully predictable from the literal meanings, so full comprehension often requires prior exposure.
Etymology
Roll in may come from the image of something that literally rolls in, like barrels or a wave moving into a place. So when people or things 'roll in' today, they 'arrive' or 'appear steadily or in large numbers'.