spool out
Upper Intermediate (B2) neutral
To let something gradually unwind or extend, like thread coming off a reel; or for a story to develop slowly
"The technicians slowly spooled out the fibre-optic cable from the drum."
To let something gradually unwind or extend, like thread coming off a reel; or for a story to develop slowly
"The technicians slowly spooled out the fibre-optic cable from the drum."