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.

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Designed by the Japanese architectural firm Kengo Kuma Associates, Kai is the new 62,500 square-foot bathing house that has been eight years in the making. — Laura Hall, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Oct. 2026 The delegation’s visit to Rome has been months in the making. — Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026 The league and its players’ union are heading for an ugly fight, years in the making. — Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 28 Oct. 2026 In each of the future belligerent countries, elite schools would have long regarded it as their duty to instill in their pupils, the officer class in the making, a martial spirit. — Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for in the making

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