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

It is nearly unheard of for the department to abandon an indicted criminal case years in the making.

From Salon

You can’t exaggerate how important television was in the making of this man, and I don’t mean “The Apprentice,” I mean those old movies.

From The Wall Street Journal

The end result is a film that will likely be cherished by Disney fans but also admired by anyone interested in the making of an American classic.

From Los Angeles Times

"I think it's important to not look away, because this is not a story: this is history in the making."

From BBC

What role did you play in the making of “People We Meet on Vacation” for Netflix?

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• bare
• incomplete
• unadorned
• undeveloped
• unfulfilled