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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in the making

Fast & Furious: Hollywood Drift has been about a decade in the making.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026

The proposed Fury-Joshua fight has been more than a decade in the making, with contracts already signed for a contest expected later this year, although a venue has yet to be confirmed.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

“It’s exactly what I wanted,” Nolan said of his cinematic vision two decades in the making, “but it’s so much more.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026

That sounds simple enough, but “Harlem Shuffle” turned out to be years in the making.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026

It welcomes all who embrace freedom to participate in the making of a democratic, nonracial South Africa.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

Related Words

• bare
• incomplete
• unadorned
• undeveloped
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