roll in

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   pour or flow in a steady stream

   “mist rolled in from the sea”

   “tourists rolled in from the neighboring countryside”

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Questions about roll in

What does roll in mean?

roll in means "pour or flow in a steady stream".

Is roll in a common word?

roll in is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.