Synonyms

on a roll

Idioms

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.

Example Sentences

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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

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

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

Copper was already on a roll thanks to data-center construction, but since November soared another 20%, before having its worst day on Friday since the Trump tariffs last April.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 1, 2026

Read: AST SpaceMobile’s stock is on a roll.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 28, 2026

From where I sat, he seemed to be on a roll.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

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