in the making

Idioms  

1. In the process of developing or growing, being made, as in The editor believed this election signified history in the making. This term is frequently used to describe the course of events, as in the example. [Mid-1600s]

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Example Sentences

Frankenstein has been two centuries in the making.

From BBC

Douglas is a major operator in the making, but the extra muscle the ball-carrying muscle that number eight Magnus Bradbury provides is something that the coach might consider.

From BBC

The Dearborn, Mich., automaker last year killed its much-hyped, electric F-150 pickup and tore up an electric-vehicle strategy years in the making.

From The Wall Street Journal

His ascendance to power was long in the making, said Hamdi Malik, associate fellow at the Washington Institute think tank.

From The Wall Street Journal

AT&T, meanwhile, continues to reap the rewards of a simplification strategy years in the making.

From MarketWatch

Related Words

• bare
• incomplete
• unadorned
• undeveloped
• unfulfilled