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 effort, Echols said, has been five years in the making.
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Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 22 Jan. 2026
The end result is a film that will likely be cherished by Disney fans but also admired by anyone interested in the making of an American classic.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
This is a disaster in the making.
—Lara Williams, Twin Cities, 22 Jan. 2026
The learning commons on the Des Plaines campus has been nine years in the making, Jeremiah said.
—Elizabeth Owens-Schiele, Chicago Tribune, 22 Jan. 2026
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Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 22 Jan. 2026
The end result is a film that will likely be cherished by Disney fans but also admired by anyone interested in the making of an American classic.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
This is a disaster in the making.
—Lara Williams, Twin Cities, 22 Jan. 2026
The learning commons on the Des Plaines campus has been nine years in the making, Jeremiah said.
—Elizabeth Owens-Schiele, Chicago Tribune, 22 Jan. 2026
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