roll on

Deodorant with ball

Roll on expresses eager anticipation for a future time or event: Roll on Friday! , Roll on summer vacation.

The phrase imagines time as something that moves forward, urging it to keep rolling until the desired moment arrives.

Chiefly British.

As an adjective, roll-on describes deodorant applied by a rolling ball: roll-on antiperspirant.

anticipation

hurry up

Command to accelerate

longing for · countdown · approaching · imminent · upcoming · hasten · soon · arrive · welcome · beckon

application

apply

Put into operation

perfume · applicator · ball · dispenser · glide · dab · spread · swipe · coat · layer

Categories
Opposites
deodorant application format

roll onaerosol

Mist in gas

spray · spray-on · stick · solid · pump spray

time progression

roll onroll back

Return to prior condition

stop · reverse · rewind · go back · cease

physical movement

roll onroll off

Depart by rolling motion

roll away · roll back · peel off · come off · slide off

Family

rollover

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G