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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What van Teutem describes, however, is part of a systemwide phenomenon that’s been decades in the making. Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2025 Better check behind every bush and tree, because this movie will convince you every sleepy suburb is a slaughterhouse in the making. Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Oct. 2025 No wood was wasted in the making of the Wild West scene. David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 25 Oct. 2025 Years in the making, the Kansas City Streetcar’s extension down Main Street/Brookside Boulevard opened to the public Friday, on time and under budget. Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 24 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 29 Oct. 2025.

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