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 finding has been nearly a decade in the making, says Charles Beichman, an astronomer at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the California Institute of Technology and a co-author of the two new papers.
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Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 7 Aug. 2025
Speaking during a program launch event at Rad Power Bikes, a participating bike shop in Berkeley, Ava Community Energy CEO Howard Chang said the program has been years in the making.
—Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2025
An innovative fuel cell development that has been a decade in the making is now under construction and will provide heat to a nearby university and generate enough electricity annually that could potentially service 8,500 homes.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2025
Six years in the making, Fishbone Seafood & Restaurant is expected to open by the end of the summer.
—Rose Androwich, jsonline.com, 6 Aug. 2025
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Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 7 Aug. 2025
Speaking during a program launch event at Rad Power Bikes, a participating bike shop in Berkeley, Ava Community Energy CEO Howard Chang said the program has been years in the making.
—Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2025
An innovative fuel cell development that has been a decade in the making is now under construction and will provide heat to a nearby university and generate enough electricity annually that could potentially service 8,500 homes.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2025
Six years in the making, Fishbone Seafood & Restaurant is expected to open by the end of the summer.
—Rose Androwich, jsonline.com, 6 Aug. 2025
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