roll on
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English
Pronunciation
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Verb
roll on (third-person singular simple present rolls on, present participle rolling on, simple past and past participle rolled on)
- (intransitive, especially of time) To pass; to go on; to elapse.
- (intransitive) To continue to move forwards.
- 2011 October 1, Saj Chowdhury, “Wolverhampton 1 - 2 Newcastle”, in BBC Sport[1]:
- McCarthy will point to their bad luck but the statistics now show that Wolves have lost four league matches and have claimed one point from a possible 15 - so it may prove to be another difficult season for the Midlands side.
In contrast, the Newcastle juggernaut rolls on.
- (transitive, slang) To snitch or tattle (on a person or group), to reveal a secret under pressure, usually regarding criminal matters.
Synonyms
- (to elapse): go by; see also Thesaurus:elapse
- (to move forwards): keep on; see also Thesaurus:proceed
- (to snitch): inform on, grass up; see also Thesaurus:rat out
Translations
to pass; to go on; to elapse.
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to continue to move forwards.
to snitch or tattle (on a person or group), to reveal a secret under pressure,...
Interjection
- Used to express anticipation
- Roll on summer!