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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In time, Frank or even Tudor may have their say on the latest chapter of a decline that has been long in the making.
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Dan Kilpatrick, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2026
The backstory This is Scotland’s first Hoxton hotel, a launch that has been years in the making after a series of delays halted progress on a number of occasions.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Feb. 2026
The community park has been years in the making, part of a decades-long effort to repair damage after the city razed homes to build parking lots at Fair Park.
—Aria Jones, Dallas Morning News, 24 Feb. 2026
Such efforts will be considered unpragamatic, expensive, and above all not-useful in this current society, but they will be required in the making of another.
—Literary Hub, 23 Feb. 2026
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Dan Kilpatrick, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2026
The backstory This is Scotland’s first Hoxton hotel, a launch that has been years in the making after a series of delays halted progress on a number of occasions.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Feb. 2026
The community park has been years in the making, part of a decades-long effort to repair damage after the city razed homes to build parking lots at Fair Park.
—Aria Jones, Dallas Morning News, 24 Feb. 2026
Such efforts will be considered unpragamatic, expensive, and above all not-useful in this current society, but they will be required in the making of another.
—Literary Hub, 23 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for in the making
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