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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
The grudge match was two and a half years in the making, ever since Benn failed two drug tests and a scheduled fight in 2022 was cancelled.
“This transport of Fijian iguanas from Spain to the San Diego Zoo was several years in the making, but is a testament to our commitment and dedication to saving wildlife and getting these iguanas the best possible care.”
The all-nighter, on 8 August, is being planned by organist Anna Lapwood, who said the idea had been several years in the making.
The BBC said it had identified serious flaws in the making of the documentary.
With a pause, he adds: "It could be that a new dictatorship is in the making - but I don't believe that the Syrian people are ready, after five decades, to accept a new dictatorship."
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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