wheels coming off
- breakdownFailure or decomposition
- collapseSudden structural failure
- disasterSudden ruinous event
- unravelingProcess of coming undone
- chaosComplete disorder and confusion
derail · crash · spiral · falling apart · meltdown · disintegrate · crumble · catastrophe · train wreck · out of control · skid · axle · hubcap · careening · wobble · unstuck · implode · fiasco
operational status
wheels coming offsmooth sailing
Untroubled progress forward
firing on all cylinders · well-oiled machine · on track · holding together · shipshape
trajectory/momentum
wheels coming offcoming together
Act of assembling
picking up steam · on a roll · turning the corner · going from strength to strength · taking off
stability/control
wheels coming offholding together
Remaining unified, not separating
keeping it together · on an even keel · rock solid · under control · buttoned up