roll in

Definitions

1. To arrive casually at a place.
   intransitive
2. To come in an unstoppable flow.
   intransitive
3. To pot with minimal force.
   transitive
4. To come in (to a station, yard). (e.g. of a train)
   intransitive

Equivalents

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Examples

“He rolled in five minutes late, without even saying sorry.”

“The money keeps on rolling in.”

“The clouds rolled in and it soon began to rain⟳.”

“The tide rolls in.”

“He rolled the red in dead weight, and now he's nicely on the blue.”

“As the 1857 to Manchester Piccadilly rolls in, I scan⟳ the windows and realise⟳ there are plenty of spare⟳ seats, so I hop aboard. The train⟳ is a '221'+'220' combo to allow⟳ for social distancing - a luxury on an XC train⟳ as normally you're playing sardines, so I make⟳ the most of it.”

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