The project is moving because the wheels are turning now.
wheels are turning
idiomProgress is currently being made with respect to an ongoing process or other matter.
After weeks of waiting for the paperwork, the wheels are finally turning on our new house purchase.
Although the negotiations were stalled for months, the wheels are turning once again, suggesting that a final agreement may soon be within reach.
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grease the wheels
To create conditions likely to produce or hasten favorable future developments.
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hell on wheels
A situation that is tough, aggressive, lawless, and wild.
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set of wheels
A car.
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set the wheels in motion
to initiate a chain of events necessary to help one achieve a goal (more quickly)
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spin one's wheels
To make no progress despite making an effort; to get nowhere.
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spin someone's wheels
To excite someone; to stir someone's emotions.
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the wheels fell off
Something failed, often after or amidst a laborious, tiring process.