let's roll

phrase

Let's go; used to suggest that a plan should be put into action.

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Meanings

phrase
  1. informalLet's go; used to suggest that a plan should be put into action.

Synonyms & antonyms

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let's go

Origin

Has been used as early as 1908 in the cadence song now called "The Army Goes Rolling Along". Popularized significantly by the fact that they were the last words spoken by passenger Todd Beamer before he started a passenger revolt during the September 11 attacks.

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APA

let's roll. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/let's%20roll

MLA

“let's roll.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/let's%20roll. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “let's roll,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/let's%20roll.

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