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.
Examples of in the making in a Sentence
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Her 73-day road trip was over a year in the making.
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Ronny Maye, Essence, 19 Apr. 2024
In her speech at the ceremony, the star mentioned that the project has been two years in the making.
Day three of Coachella continues on Sunday (April 14) with performances by Doja Cat, J Balvin, Jhené Aiko, Lil Yachty, and many more.
—Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 14 Apr. 2024
Mike Brennan, president of Near Southside, said that the return of Open Streets has been over a year in the making.
—Noah Alcala Bach, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Apr. 2024
Advertisement The 25-minute conversation was a decade in the making — and had multimillion-dollar implications.
—James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
Now one California startup has developed a technology that reduces carbon dioxide in the making of cement and could have the potential to operate at large scale.
—Isabella O'Malley, Quartz, 11 Apr. 2024
Deliver Me From Nowhere will be based on Warren Zanes’ 2023 book of the same name, and both Springsteen and his manager Jon Landau will be involved in the making of the film.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 8 Apr. 2024
The flight would be a mix of fellow journalists eager to capture this historic moment in the making and stargazers who flew into Austin from all over the country for the chance to witness the eclipse from above the clouds.
—Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 9 Apr. 2024
The label, two years in the making, follows the launch of her 4 Tha Luv party, which debuted March 21 during Miami Music Week.
—Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 9 Apr. 2024
Ronny Maye, Essence, 19 Apr. 2024
In her speech at the ceremony, the star mentioned that the project has been two years in the making.
Day three of Coachella continues on Sunday (April 14) with performances by Doja Cat, J Balvin, Jhené Aiko, Lil Yachty, and many more.
—Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 14 Apr. 2024
Mike Brennan, president of Near Southside, said that the return of Open Streets has been over a year in the making.
—Noah Alcala Bach, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Apr. 2024
Advertisement The 25-minute conversation was a decade in the making — and had multimillion-dollar implications.
—James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
Now one California startup has developed a technology that reduces carbon dioxide in the making of cement and could have the potential to operate at large scale.
—Isabella O'Malley, Quartz, 11 Apr. 2024
Deliver Me From Nowhere will be based on Warren Zanes’ 2023 book of the same name, and both Springsteen and his manager Jon Landau will be involved in the making of the film.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 8 Apr. 2024
The flight would be a mix of fellow journalists eager to capture this historic moment in the making and stargazers who flew into Austin from all over the country for the chance to witness the eclipse from above the clouds.
—Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 9 Apr. 2024
The label, two years in the making, follows the launch of her 4 Tha Luv party, which debuted March 21 during Miami Music Week.
—Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 9 Apr. 2024
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