in the making
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: 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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Harrison's return to television is years in the making.
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Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 5 Feb. 2026
Now, Audi is hinting that a new RS5 might be in the making, but in plug-in hybrid form and in the greatest segment of them all, as a station wagon.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 5 Feb. 2026
Mark Turgeon’s hire as head men’s basketball coach for the Kansas City Roos is a union 30 years in the making.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 5 Feb. 2026
Three years in the making, the project grew out of Kotevska’s research on changes to the migratory and eating habits of her homeland’s national bird.
—Alissa Simon, Variety, 4 Feb. 2026
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Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 5 Feb. 2026
Now, Audi is hinting that a new RS5 might be in the making, but in plug-in hybrid form and in the greatest segment of them all, as a station wagon.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 5 Feb. 2026
Mark Turgeon’s hire as head men’s basketball coach for the Kansas City Roos is a union 30 years in the making.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 5 Feb. 2026
Three years in the making, the project grew out of Kotevska’s research on changes to the migratory and eating habits of her homeland’s national bird.
—Alissa Simon, Variety, 4 Feb. 2026
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