Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville appears to be looking for an end to his blockade of military promotions, now in its ninth month.

But time may be running out among his Republican colleagues.

The Hill is reporting that some GOP lawmakers are considering a resolution that would allow the promotions to proceed in one bloc. However, many are reluctant to curtail the power of any one senator.

Earlier this week, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) promised to bring the resolution to the floor in coming weeks that would “swiftly confirm the hundreds of highly qualified and dedicated military leaders being held up by Senator Tuberville before the end of the year.”

That resolution needs 60 votes. Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) told The Hill that he will throw his weight behind the resolution if no solution is reached by January.

“I don’t want to change the rules of the Senate, that would be devastating down the line, and I’m a little afraid at this point that we’ve got too many Republicans that would vote on the Democratic side,” Tuberville said in a Wednesday press call.

“Hopefully this doesn’t happen. There’s no reason to be in a hurry, I’d like to get it done in the very near future, but we’ll see what happens.”

“You just get the feeling that Sen. Tuberville is about to find an off-ramp,” Sen. Roger Wicker, the top Republican on the Senate Armed Service Committee, said.

U.S. News and World Report laid out several options:

• A possible lawsuit against the Pentagon, which would take the matter to the courts and out of the Senate.
• A provision in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) which would roll back funding for the abortion policy, though Democrats are unlikely to agree.
• Allowing some lower-level promotions to move forward.

But, according to The Hill, Tuberville has dismissed the lawsuit option, and there will not be a conference to marry the House and Senate versions of the NDAA.

“I don’t know,” Tuberville told reporters when asked how he’ll resolve the impasse. “I don’t know yet.”

Earlier this week, Tuberville reportedly told his colleagues in a closed door lunch, “Listen, everyone. I got y’all into this mess. I’m gonna get you out.”

Other Republicans publicly say they expect a solution soon.

“I think we’re pretty close to getting there,” Sen. Markwayne Mullin, (R-Okla.) a member of the Armed Services Committee, said.