in the making

Idioms and Phrases

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

That terrifying moment is currently revisited five times per week as part of a new musical — one that’s deeply personal and more than 20 years in the making.

From Los Angeles Times

The ride, which opens to the public Friday, has been five years in the making.

From Los Angeles Times

The project has been in the making for three decades.

From Los Angeles Times

Germany's president has called for "reason and responsibility" to prevail, but this was a coalition collapse that was months in the making.

From BBC

As for why the Times’ tech workers are acting to upend their own website on the most important news day of the year, this moment has actually been years in the making.

From Slate

Related Words

• bare
• incomplete
• unadorned
• undeveloped
• unfulfilled