set the wheels in motion

set the wheels in motion 車輪を回し始めるとは物事を進めるという意味です。1:17 The idea of economic cooperation eventually resurfaced: a report published in 1970 suggested the centralization of financial policies in Europe. This set the wheels in motion for a single European currency and central bank. 欧州経済共同体(EEC）の設立後に金融政策を一つにまとめる方針が打ち出され、それが基となって欧州中央銀行と欧州共通通貨ユーロが運用が始まった。

History of the Euro Currency and the Eurozone
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=da-5CKg8SsE  2:22 Wayne Victor Dennis sets his plan in motion. デニス君は偽札を作る計画を実行に移した。
How Money Is Made Documentary
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CK0e-7hSe4Q  6:25 it wasn't until 2003 that the wheels would be put into motion that would change everything when it came to Donald Trump. トランプに転機が訪れたのは2003年のことだった。
DONALD TRUMP - Before They Were Famous - UPDATED

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQp028XL6r8  2:06 Apple has hinted the wheels are in motion for its own self-driving system. アップル社も自動運転車の研究開発を始めたことを示唆した。
Who's to blame when driverless cars crash?

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a-8534 plans were set in motion