in development

idiom

: in the process of being prepared, developed, or completed

Examples of in development in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Advertisement At this point, there are no approved vaccines for humans to protect against bird flu, although some candidates are in development. Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2024 The software program, known as AC3, has been in development for years, but only recently has access to the previous tool been cut off. Seamus Webster, Fortune, 6 June 2024 Wilderness Magashi opened in May 2019; Magashi Peninsula, a four-suite companion property, is in development. Jacqui Gifford, Travel + Leisure, 5 June 2024 The troubled ship has been in development for a decade—even longer than the space shuttle, which was announced in January 1972 and did not fly until April 1981. Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 5 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for in development 

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“In development.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20development. Accessed 17 Jun. 2024.

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