roll on
For time or events to keep going, OR to say 'I can't wait for something to happen!'
Meanings
(Of time or events) to continue passing or progressing.
"As the years rolled on, he began to look back on his youth with nostalgia."
(British, exclamation) Used to express a wish that a future time or event would arrive sooner.
"Roll on payday — I've been surviving on toast all week!"
To apply something (such as deodorant or paint) using a rolling applicator.
"He rolled on some deodorant quickly before leaving the house."
The exclamatory use 'Roll on Friday!' (British English) expresses impatience for something to arrive. 'Roll-on' (hyphenated or one word) also describes a type of deodorant applicator or a roll-on/roll-off ferry. The product sense requires knowing the hyphenated noun form. Time 'rolling on' is a literary and neutral expression.
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