in the making
idiom
: in the process of being made
The film was three years in the making.
She has a talent for spotting problems in the making.
We were watching history in the making.
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Harris will propose adding fentanyl detection machines to ports of entry along the border and will call on the Chinese government to crack down on companies that make the precursor chemicals utilized in the making of fentanyl.
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Nidia Cavazos, CBS News, 27 Sep. 2024
No bees were harmed in the making of this episode — but some humans were.
—Patrick Gomez, EW.com, 26 Sep. 2024
The album has been long in the making, with its original release dates mooted for 2019.
—Thomas Smith, Billboard, 26 Sep. 2024
With that in mind, Sweet Loren’s was in the making.
—Emily Burns, WWD, 26 Sep. 2024
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Nidia Cavazos, CBS News, 27 Sep. 2024
No bees were harmed in the making of this episode — but some humans were.
—Patrick Gomez, EW.com, 26 Sep. 2024
The album has been long in the making, with its original release dates mooted for 2019.
—Thomas Smith, Billboard, 26 Sep. 2024
With that in mind, Sweet Loren’s was in the making.
—Emily Burns, WWD, 26 Sep. 2024
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“In the making.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20making. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.
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