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 best part of the recording, though, is hearing the old friends crack each other up in between tossing off casually brilliant takes of a classic in the making. — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2026

The most significant impact of record-breaking IPOs by Anthropic and OpenAI may be felt thousands of miles from Silicon Valley, in towns and cities across Africa — cementing a link that has been years in the making. — Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 26 Aug. 2026

Dolly Parton’s America is a passion project years in the making. — Becca James, Vulture, 25 Aug. 2026

The problems is the shortage has been three years in the making. — Phil Lempert, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for in the making

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