roll in

phrasal verb

rolled in; rolling in; rolls in
1
: to appear or arrive in large numbers or amounts
The money has been rolling in.
2
: to arrive at a place especially later than usual or expected
He finally rolled in at 3:30 in the morning.

Examples of roll in in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The department is working with 5.7 million applications that are in so far, but more than 10 million additional ones are expected to roll in as students make their way through the process, which is still not functioning without delays. Zach Montague, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2024 Appreciations of Lawrence from friends and contemporaries began to roll in Thursday. Chris Willman, Variety, 7 Mar. 2024 Notably, in remarks on Tuesday evening as results continued to roll in from the primary contests, Trump spoke but did not mention Haley. Jeongyoon Han, NPR, 6 Mar. 2024 Awards have begun to roll in from the Critics Circle and BAFTA. Hazlitt, 6 Mar. 2024 Here are five things to watch for tonight after voting ends at 8 p.m. and as the results begin to roll in: 1) Will Steve Garvey make the Top Two? Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2024 More than 5,000 people have already snapped up the set in the past month, and the satisfied reviews are starting to roll in. Melissa Epifano, EW.com, 1 Mar. 2024 But in California’s highest mountains, blizzard conditions were predicted to roll in as early as Thursday, and forecast to hit the Lake Tahoe area by late morning and Mammoth Mountain by the afternoon. Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 29 Feb. 2024 When polls close at 8 p.m. locally, results will start to roll in. Tanya Wildt, Detroit Free Press, 27 Feb. 2024

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“Roll in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/roll%20in. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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