rolls on
Proceeds without stopping
Rolls on describes continuous forward movement through time or space.
Events roll on when they proceed without interruption: The years roll on.
A performance or broadcast rolls on when it continues despite problems: The show rolls on.
Someone who rolls on maintains momentum: She just rolls on, unfazed by criticism.
The phrase emphasizes steady, unstoppable progression.
- timeMeasured passage of moments
- marchesCoordinated rhythmic walking
- rotationTurning on an axis
- persistenceContinuing despite difficulty
- wheelRotating circular frame
unstoppable · momentum · rhythm · endurance · relentless · never stops · progress · continuity · life goes on · unfolding · duration · tumbles · evolution · advances · journey · clock · sequence · growth
- keeps goingpersists, continues, endures, lasts, perseveres
rolls onstops
Ceases to continue
halts · ceases · grinds to a halt · stops dead · freezes
rolls onreverses
Switches to opposite direction
rewinds · stands still · ends · concludes · comes to an end
rolls onshuts up
Becomes silent abruptly
clams up · breaks off · trails off · cuts short · wraps up
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