rolling

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roll·​ing ˈrō-liŋ 

present participle of roll

rolling

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adjective

: not having or set to a fixed date or deadline : continually adjustable through a period of time to provide flexibility for individual circumstances

De Blasio's spokesman Wiley Norvell said the city is encouraging families to sign up their kids by June 26, although there is a rolling deadline until Oct. 1. The sooner families apply, he said, the better chance they'll secure the seat they want.

—Matthew Chayes

Many law school use a rolling admissions process, meaning they evaluate applications as they come in and release admissions decisions, one by one.

—Ilana Kowarski

The Delaware Aglands Foundation Board announced it will institute a rolling application process for its Young Farmer Loan Program to offer young farmers more flexibility in acquiring a farm.

—The Dover Post

Examples of rolling in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Motion looks good, too, because the camera sensor scans quickly enough to avoid ugly rolling shutter distortion. —PCMAG, 14 Jan. 2025

Either way, Timothée Chalamet is riding along like a rolling stone. —Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 14 Jan. 2025

Create a bold community scene, like a bakery, a laundromat with two spinning machines and a rolling door, a ceramics studio with a spinning wheel, and more. —Jacquelyn Smith, Parents, 14 Jan. 2025

Half of the tickets are released 30 days in advance on a rolling basis and the other half are open for grabs five days in advance. —Graham Averill, Outside Online, 6 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1959, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing rolling

• eye rolling
• get rolling
• get/set/start the ball rolling
• keep the ball rolling
• rolling boil
• rolling hitch
• rolling in (something)
• rolling in (the) dough
• rolling mill
• rolling pin
• rolling stock

Kids Definition

rolling

adjective

roll·​ing

: not having or set to a fixed date or deadline

rolling admissions