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

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

Several years in the making, “Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally” found Styles living and working in Berlin — a career move that has been likened to the recording of David Bowie’s Berlin Trilogy: “Low,” “Heroes” and “Lodger.”

From Salon

For comedians Jo Koy and Gabriel Iglesias, it’s just a warm-up to a dream that’s been a lifetime in the making.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• bare
• incomplete
• unadorned
• undeveloped
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