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

For many, it was a moment decades in the making.

From Salon

As much as the film is the first major Hollywood role for Mackey, a star in the making, it also features strong supporting performances from Jamie Lee Curtis and Albert Brooks.

From Los Angeles Times

For the left, the seismic week delivered an “I told you so” years in the making.

From New York Times

But even as Italy now hails its against-all-odds success, MOSE’s story — 50 years in the making — and Venice’s — some 1,500 — are still being written.

From New York Times

The formation of education as a battleground has been decades in the making.

From Salon

Related Words

• bare
• incomplete
• unadorned
• undeveloped
• unfulfilled