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

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

"Becca played absolutely fantastically - we all did - but it's great to see Becca when she's like that and I'm sure she'll be on a roll now," Jackson added.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026

Robinson shares had been on a roll until the AI fears surfaced.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 12, 2026

Chevron, at almost 20% the second-largest weighting in the State Street Energy Select Sector ETF, is starting the new year on a roll, with gains of 9% already.

From Barron's • Jan. 21, 2026

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

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