roll out

present singular third person rolls out · participle present rolling out · participle past rolled out · past rolled out

1. intransitivetransitiveTo deploy or release (a new film or software, etc.); to launch (a product or service), especially in a gradual fashion across multiple regions.

   We plan to roll out the new version in September.

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   Directed, like the original, by Danny Boyle, and starring several members of the original cast, “T2” is getting a wide release in Britain this week before being rolled out across Europe. It reaches the United States on March 17.

   2017 January 26, Christopher D. Shea, “T2 Trainspotting’: The Early Reviews”, in New York Time

2. informalintransitiveTo leave a place at a leisurely pace.

   Coming from a neighborhood like Bay Village, we can tell you all about sleepless nights from drunks rolling out of bars at 2 a.m.

   1974 April 13, Sheri, “Reactions”, in Gay Community News, page 4

   Antonyms: roll in

3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see roll, out.

   The cook rolled out the dough with a rolling pin.

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   They rolled out the red carpet to welcome the visiting dignitaries.

4. intransitivebowlingTo use up too much energy when first bowled and to therefore not finish strongly.

   Synonyms: burn up, burn out

5. transitivebusinessTo swap out for a farther expiration date while keeping the same strike.