in the making
idiom
: in the process of being made
The film was three years in the making.
She has a talent for spotting problems in the making.
We were watching history in the making.
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The announcement dealt a stunning blow to a program, years in the making, that was intended to raise billions of dollars for New York’s beleaguered subways and commuter rails while reducing emissions and gridlock on the city’s streets.
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Jake Offenhartz and Philip Marcelo, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 June 2024
The puppet makers were fantastic and were really good at finding the identity of the character and making sure that was embodied in the making of that puppet.
—Samantha Highfill, EW.com, 30 May 2024
Profar faced the pressure of being a superstar in the making.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2024
An Indiana beauty queen was swept up in a sweeping drug bust with ties to a Mexican cartel that's been years in the making.
—Fox News, 23 May 2024
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Jake Offenhartz and Philip Marcelo, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 June 2024
The puppet makers were fantastic and were really good at finding the identity of the character and making sure that was embodied in the making of that puppet.
—Samantha Highfill, EW.com, 30 May 2024
Profar faced the pressure of being a superstar in the making.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2024
An Indiana beauty queen was swept up in a sweeping drug bust with ties to a Mexican cartel that's been years in the making.
—Fox News, 23 May 2024
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“In the making.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20making. Accessed 12 Jun. 2024.
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