in the making
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: 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 fact that the attempt was so long in the making also heaped the pressure on Fontenoy.
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Jamie Barton, CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025
The museum, which has been four years in the making, tells a sweeping story, connecting more than 500 historical moments and 300 artists, using videos, photos, artifacts, and interactive displays.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 3 Oct. 2025
And that vision has been years in the making.
—Essence, 3 Oct. 2025
The collapse of water security in Iran has been decades in the making and is rooted in a mania for megaprojects—dam building, deep wells, and water transfer schemes—that ignored the fundamentals of hydrology and ecological balance.
—Nik Kowsar, Time, 2 Oct. 2025
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Jamie Barton, CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025
The museum, which has been four years in the making, tells a sweeping story, connecting more than 500 historical moments and 300 artists, using videos, photos, artifacts, and interactive displays.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 3 Oct. 2025
And that vision has been years in the making.
—Essence, 3 Oct. 2025
The collapse of water security in Iran has been decades in the making and is rooted in a mania for megaprojects—dam building, deep wells, and water transfer schemes—that ignored the fundamentals of hydrology and ecological balance.
—Nik Kowsar, Time, 2 Oct. 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 9 Oct. 2025.
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