Roll in means to arrive, often casually or in abundance.
Someone rolls in late to a meeting, suggesting an unhurried entrance.
When something rolls in steadily—fog, waves, money—the image is of continuous, effortless accumulation: Donations kept rolling in.
To be rolling in it means to have money in abundance.
1. arrive — show up, Arrive or outperform; come (Move toward someone); turn up (Appear or be found); appear (Become perceptible to sight); enter · report
2. accumulate — wealth, Abundance of valuable resources; profits (Financial surplus after costs); money (Currency for transactions); revenue (Business income total); fortune · riches · dividends · cash · donations · offers · orders · tips · contributions · commissions
Opposites
ARRIVAL/DEPARTUREroll in ≠ roll out Introduce or deploy publicly; leave · depart · head out · take off · exit
MANNER OF ARRIVALroll in ≠ burst in Enter suddenly, uninvited; rush in · storm in · barge in
ABUNDANCE/SCARCITYroll in ≠ dry up Lose moisture completely; run out · dwindle · peter out · deplete · drain away
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pour in: flood, rush, stream, gush, cascade; shipping & receiving: delivery, cargo, shipment, unloading, freight; weather verbs: rain, snow, hail, sleet, drizzle
Family
rolling, enrolling, unrolling
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