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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This is a public health disaster in the making for the Sunshine State.
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Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
The National Trust noted that the discovery was five years in the making, as the organization only acquired the field next to Woolsthorpe Manor in 2020.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
The operation, months in the making, ended with 475 arrests, most of them Korean nationals.
—Caroll Alvarado, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025
Finding a new police chief for the city has been months in the making.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
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Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
The National Trust noted that the discovery was five years in the making, as the organization only acquired the field next to Woolsthorpe Manor in 2020.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
The operation, months in the making, ended with 475 arrests, most of them Korean nationals.
—Caroll Alvarado, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025
Finding a new police chief for the city has been months in the making.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for in the making
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“In the making.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20making. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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