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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My first pregnancy has been 10 years in the making due to infertility.
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Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2024
Wednesday’s 9/11 ceremony at ground zero in New York was a photo of the year in the making.
—Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 11 Sep. 2024
But Harris’s expressions were more than memes in the making.
—Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 11 Sep. 2024
And while Roan may seem like an overnight success to some, her career has been nearly a decade in the making, against innumerable odds.
—Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2024
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Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2024
Wednesday’s 9/11 ceremony at ground zero in New York was a photo of the year in the making.
—Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 11 Sep. 2024
But Harris’s expressions were more than memes in the making.
—Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 11 Sep. 2024
And while Roan may seem like an overnight success to some, her career has been nearly a decade in the making, against innumerable odds.
—Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2024
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“In the making.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20making. Accessed 17 Sep. 2024.
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