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

The food court, which opened Saturday with 14 vendors in a Round 1 bowling and arcade center in Ventura’s Pacific View shopping mall, is three years in the making. — Senior Food Editor, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026

Rice Creek Commons, a project 13 years in the making, came to fruition Wednesday in Arden Hills, Minnesota, marking the first major development at the former site of the Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant. — Adam Duxter, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026

The new, 23-piece collection has been more than a year in the making and was a collaborative effort, with Bieber proposing the ballet theme and consulting on colors, fabrics, silhouettes, product sampling, fit and development. — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026

But plenty of people closer to the ground saw a crisis in the making. — Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for in the making

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