Definition

Verb (intransitive): 1. To arrive or appear in large numbers or quantities, often in a steady, continuous, or impressive manner. * This sense emphasizes the continuous or abundant nature of the arrival, as if the subjects are flowing in like waves. 2. To be received or acquired in large amounts, especially money or profits. * This is a figurative use, where income or resources are described as arriving abundantly and steadily.

Usage

The verb "roll in" is used to describe the act of arriving or being received in a substantial, continuous, or overwhelming flow. It often carries a connotation of abundance, ease, or inevitability.

Examples

• Arriving in large numbers:

  • After the announcement, offers of help began to roll in from all over the community.
  • The fog started to roll in from the ocean, quickly covering the harbor.
  • As the festival date approached, tourists continued to roll in from neighboring towns.

• Being received in large amounts (especially money):

  • Once the product went viral, the orders and payments started to roll in.
  • The charity was amazed at how quickly donations rolled in after the televised appeal.

Advanced Usage

• "The money/cash is rolling in": A common idiom meaning that someone is earning a lot of money, often easily or rapidly.
  • Since they launched the new app, the cash has been rolling in.

Variants and Related Words

• Roll (verb): To move by turning over and over; to flow in a continuous stream.
• Inflow (noun): The process of people or things arriving somewhere, or money being received.

Synonyms

• Pour in: To arrive or be received in large amounts.
• Flood in: To arrive in very large numbers, like a flood.
• Stream in: To arrive in a continuous flow.
• Arrive en masse: To arrive all together in a large group.

Phrasal Verbs

• Roll in is itself a phrasal verb. Its opposite in the context of arrival might be roll out (to leave or depart, especially in a group or steadily), though "roll out" is more commonly used for introducing a new product or plan.

Related Idioms

• To be rolling in it/money/dough: To be extremely wealthy.
  • After the successful IPO, the founders were rolling in it.

Verb

1. pour or flow in a steady stream
   • mist rolled in from the sea
   • tourists rolled in from the neighboring countryside