make
verb (used with object)
to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc..
Used to describe a continuous action that will progress up until a designated point of completion in the future.
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Besides, they will have been making arrangements to receive us.
From Hunting the Skipper The Cruise of the "Seafowl" Sloop by Harold Piffard