on a roll

Idioms  

1. On a streak of success or intense activity, as in The team's scored three runs in the last inning and they're really on a roll, or Once the experiment succeeded, Tim was on a roll. This slangy term, alluding to the momentum in the act of rolling, dates from the second half of the 1900s, but roll alone has been used in this sense since the early 1800s.

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Example Sentences

Golf tourism in Northern Ireland is on a roll following Rory McIlroy's back-to-back triumphs at the Masters at Augusta National.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

But you have an extra $500 lying around, and you think Apple is on a roll, so you go for it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

Vita Coco has been on a roll, and will be again soon.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

The stock had been on a roll in 2026, as the 1.3% decline on Monday snapped a seven-session wining streak to close Friday at a record high.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 10, 2026

I’m on a roll, so I decide to push ahead.

From "Watch Us Rise" by Renée Watson and Ellen Hagan