the wheels are turning

something is happening By the late 1940s the wheels were turning that would make space flight possible by the end of the 1950s.

the wheels are turning

something that you say which means a process is starting to happen By the late 1940s the wheels were turning that would make a manned space flight possible by the end of the next decade.

See oil the wheels, set the wheels in motion, spin wheels

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Saliha	-	Arabic
Florence	['flɔ:rəns]
Hiroko	hee-ṙo-ko	Japanese
Lina (1)	-	Arabic
Letitia	lə-TISH-ə	English
Dagney	-	Various