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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Angel Saunders, People.com, 16 May 2025
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Decades in the making, the bid for resentencing was one avenue to freedom for the brothers, something many of their family members have long advocated for.
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Angel Saunders, People.com, 16 May 2025
Fermin Lopez – 9/10 Lopez is another star in the making from La Masia.
—Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 16 May 2025
Decades in the making, the bid for resentencing was one avenue to freedom for the brothers, something many of their family members have long advocated for.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 15 May 2025
The change, though decades in the making, is starting to hit more Americans who are now entering retirement.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
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“In the making.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20making. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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