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Meaning: (idiomatic)Progressis currently being made with respect to an ongoing process or other matter.2013January 29, Avi Creditor, “Soccer: Closing transfer window could have impact on Americans Abroad”, inSports Illustrated, retrieved7 January 2022:The transferwheels are turninga bit faster as the European window comes closer and closer to being slammed shut.2016February 5, George Capsis, “A Hospital or Condos?”, inWestView News, retrieved7 January 2022:As you read this, bureaucraticwheels are turningto permit a towering three-block-long complex of 1,586 apartments to arise in front of Pier 40.2017November 21, Colin Perkel, “4 Grenada officers charged with manslaughter in 2011 beating death of Toronto man”, inThe Star, Canada, retrieved7 January 2022:"[T]his decision will reassure the public and the international community that our justice system is working, albeit thewheels are turningslowly."; (idiomatic,of mental activity)Considerablethinkingor othercognitiveactivityis occurring.1982December 30, Marguerite Kelly, “Aggressive 4-Year-Old”, inWashington Post, retrieved7 January 2022:I don't know what thoughts are going through his little mind, but I'm sure thewheels are turning.2002October 16, Douglas Rodgers, “Birth of a nation”, inGuardian, UK, retrieved7 January 2022:But now, eight years after the Mandela election, thewheels are turning again, ideas are coming.2014March 15, Erica Goode, “After 20 Hours in Solitary, Colorado’s Prisons Chief Wins Praise”, inNew York Times, retrieved7 January 2022:Mr. Raemisch has gained a reputation as an outspoken reformer and has made clear that he wants to make significant changes.[…]Mr. Raemisch's staff members have gotten used to his directness, and to his sudden silences. "When he's quiet, that's when he's at his best, because hiswheels are turning," said Kellie Wasko, his deputy.
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