in the making

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]

Example Sentences

It has been over a decade since the company last updated its brand, and the changes last month were over a year and a half in the making, Reddy said.

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But I also see why people think he might: He’s speaking to grievances that are real, measurable and decades in the making.

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Organisers said the new biennial tournament signalled a "watershed moment for rugby union, years in the making" and would transform the two existing international playing windows, in July and November.

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If AI-generated “musicians” like Breaking Rust are a passing fad, as Church suggests, it’s one that’s been 50 years in the making.

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When Benn lost on points against Eubank in April, it was a fight that had been two-and-a-half years in the making.

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Related Words

• bare 
• incomplete 
• unadorned 
• undeveloped 
• unfulfilled