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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Monday’s opening was almost a decade in the making, tracking back to Sant Ambroeus’ 2017 residency as the final guest in Colette’s water bar.
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Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 5 Dec. 2025
After two decades in the making, scientists have cracked the code on a drug that can repair DNA, setting the scene for a new class of therapeutics that can fix tissue damage that occurs through heart attack, inflammatory disease and other conditions.
—New Atlas, 4 Dec. 2025
Each were essential collaborators in the making of Morrow.
—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 4 Dec. 2025
The project has been years in the making.
—Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 4 Dec. 2025
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Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 5 Dec. 2025
After two decades in the making, scientists have cracked the code on a drug that can repair DNA, setting the scene for a new class of therapeutics that can fix tissue damage that occurs through heart attack, inflammatory disease and other conditions.
—New Atlas, 4 Dec. 2025
Each were essential collaborators in the making of Morrow.
—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 4 Dec. 2025
The project has been years in the making.
—Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 4 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 11 Dec. 2025.
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