roll around

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Definition
  1. Verb (intransitive):
    • To occur or arrive again, especially at a regular or expected time: This verb describes the cyclical or scheduled recurrence of an event, season, or period. It implies the predictable passage of time bringing something back.
Usage and Examples
  • Verb:
    • The holiday season will roll around before we know it. (The expected time for the holiday season will arrive again soon.)
    • Summer always rolls around faster than I expect. (The season of summer recurs predictably.)
    • When payday rolls around, I'll be able to pay that bill. (When the scheduled day for payment arrives again, I can settle the bill.)
Advanced Usage
  • "to roll around": Often used with words denoting time, seasons, or recurring events to emphasize their inevitable and cyclical nature.
    • The deadline for applications is rolling around; we need to finish ours. (The expected deadline is approaching again.)
Variants and Related Words
  • Come around (phrasal verb): To occur or arrive again. This is a close synonym.
    • My birthday comes around every year.
  • Cycle (verb): To occur in cycles. This is a more formal synonym for the concept of regular recurrence.
Synonyms
  • Recur: To happen or appear again, especially repeatedly or periodically.
  • Return: To come or go back to a place, condition, or activity.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Roll by: (Of time) to pass, often quickly or imperceptibly.
    • The years just roll by.
  • Come back: To return. While similar, "come back" is more general and not specifically tied to cyclical time.
Related Idioms
  • (As) regular as clockwork: Very regularly or predictably. This idiom shares the concept of predictable recurrence implied by "roll around."
    • The meeting happens every Monday, regular as clockwork.
Verb
  1. happen regularly
    • Christmas rolled around again

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