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 1995 tree's trip to Manhattan was more than a decade in the making.
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Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 23 Dec. 2025
Alfonsi’s report was weeks in the making.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 23 Dec. 2025
Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato, co-founders of World of Wonder, told USA TODAY the experience has been years in the making.
—Kate Perez, USA Today, 21 Dec. 2025
The financial woes have been years in the making as student enrollment has declined and, along with it, the amount of per-pupil state funding the district receives.
—Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 19 Dec. 2025
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Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 23 Dec. 2025
Alfonsi’s report was weeks in the making.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 23 Dec. 2025
Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato, co-founders of World of Wonder, told USA TODAY the experience has been years in the making.
—Kate Perez, USA Today, 21 Dec. 2025
The financial woes have been years in the making as student enrollment has declined and, along with it, the amount of per-pupil state funding the district receives.
—Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 19 Dec. 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 31 Dec. 2025.
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