in the making

phrase

: 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.

Examples of in the making in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Even the Knicks, New York’s most recent champions, barely acknowledged their run of dominance in June before winning the NBA Finals and throwing a rager that was 53 years in the making. — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 15 Sep. 2026

Lazowski said the plan was more than two years in the making and could serve as a road map for other companies, in terms of continuity. — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 15 Sep. 2026

More than a decade in the making, The Optimist began when producer Jeanine Thomas met Heller in 2014 and spent considerable time with him before deciding to embark on this passion project. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 14 Sep. 2026

Hermès by the hundreds The sales have been over a year in the making. — Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for in the making

• merrymaking
• moneymaking
• overtaking
• papermaking
• undertaking
• aching
• baking
• braking
• breaking
• caking
• faking
• flaking