roll in

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

Cameras began rolling in April, just weeks after domestic violence allegations involving Paul and her on-again, off-again boyfriend Dakota Mortensen surfaced. — Senior Television, Los Angeles Times, 12 Nov. 2026

The wind picked up, and fog and rain rolled in, which cut our visibility to a couple hundred yards but provided relief from the swarms of tiny black flies that pounced whenever the breeze died. — John B. Snow, Outdoor Life, 11 Nov. 2026

With four days between their embarrassing road loss to the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday and Thursday’s home game versus the Buffalo Sabres, many in the hockey world wondered if heads would begin to roll in Chicago. — Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2026

Providence played in Hamilton on Friday night and Eyssimont was not at Saturday’s practice, so the lines that Sturm rolled in practice out might not hold. — Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 7 Nov. 2026

Rhymes for roll in

• colin
• solan
• stolen
• stolon
• swollen
• tolan
• megacolon
• mesocolon
• semicolon