spool
noun
any cylindrical piece or device on which something is wound.
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
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There's another long pause, as if his imaginary career in films is spooling out in front of us.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 31, 2014