roll on

See also: Rollon and roll-on

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)

1. (intransitive, especially of time) To pass; to go on; to elapse.
2. (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.

3. (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

Interjection

roll on

1. Used to express anticipation

   Roll on summer!

Translations

expressing anticipation

• French: vivement (fr)
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Anagrams

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