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