Idiom
dial towards
Meaning
To be oriented towards, to be figuratively moving in the direction of or aiming at a conclusion.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Our team is starting to dial towards a final decision.”
“After hours of debate, the committee is finally beginning to dial towards a consensus on the new policy.”
“While the initial research was broad and unfocused, the latest findings suggest the project is now dialing towards a definitive and practical conclusion.”
Examples
simple
“Our team is starting to dial towards a final decision.”
contextual
“After hours of debate, the committee is finally beginning to dial towards a consensus on the new policy.”
complex
“While the initial research was broad and unfocused, the latest findings suggest the project is now dialing towards a definitive and practical conclusion.”
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