rolled around

Turned over repeatedly

Rolled around describes the arrival of a recurring or anticipated time: When summer rolled around, we headed to the lake.

The phrase suggests cyclical return—seasons roll around, holidays roll around, anniversaries roll around.

It can also mean the next occurrence of something: By the time Monday rolled around, I'd forgotten about it.

Related

mull over · tumble · wrestled · cycle · wallowed · anniversary · year after year · revolve · full circle · recurrence · circle back · pivot · whirl · ruminate · somersault · oscillate · gyrate · arrived

Opposites
locomotion method

rolled aroundwalked

Traveled on foot

slid · crawled · marched · strode · glided

movement pattern

rolled aroundbeelined

Went straight toward

made a beeline · advanced · proceeded

physical state

rolled aroundstood still

Ceased all movement

sat still · stayed put · froze · rested · settled

Family

roll, rolled, rolling, rolls, roller, rollers, around, round, rounds

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G