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
Eusebius	yoo-SEE-bee-əs (English)	Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Otokar	-	Czech
Hruodnand	-	Ancient Germanic
Ozi	-	Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Evpraksiya	-	Russian
Kayden	KAY-dən	English (Modern)