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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Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 19 Jan. 2025
The Arizona tournament was a year in the making and required full commitment from AZ GOLF.
—Candace Oehler, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
The agreement to stop the war, which has been more than a year in the making, is broken into three phases, only the first of which has actually been agreed upon by both sides.
—Mike Brest, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 16 Jan. 2025
For Marco Jacobo, a Los Angeles music producer, his most lucrative song was a decade in the making.
—Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 16 Jan. 2025
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Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 19 Jan. 2025
The Arizona tournament was a year in the making and required full commitment from AZ GOLF.
—Candace Oehler, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
The agreement to stop the war, which has been more than a year in the making, is broken into three phases, only the first of which has actually been agreed upon by both sides.
—Mike Brest, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 16 Jan. 2025
For Marco Jacobo, a Los Angeles music producer, his most lucrative song was a decade in the making.
—Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 16 Jan. 2025
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“In the making.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20making. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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