in development

idiom

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

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The technological backbone of the vaccines, known as mRNA, has been in development for decades by scientists who won the 2023 Nobel Prize in medicine. Jessica Schreifels, CNN Money, 18 Dec. 2025 Some organizations are building core business systems entirely on Lovable; others are using it to build internal tools that previously stalled in development backlogs for months; and some product teams are using it to validate ideas with functional prototypes rather than static designs. Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 18 Dec. 2025 The film is in development with Tuner director Daniel Roher on board to direct from a script by Alessandro Tanaka and Brian Gatewood. Justin Kroll, Deadline, 18 Dec. 2025 Dead Man’s Wire had been in development for years — Werner Herzog had been attached to direct, with Nicolas Cage starring — before Van Sant signed on at the urging of producer Cassian Elwes. David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 16 Dec. 2025 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 24 Dec. 2025.

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