be a [crisis etc.] in the making



be a [crisis/disaster etc.] in the making

if something is a crisis, disaster etc. in the making, it is likely to develop into that thing What we're witnessing here is a disaster in the making.
See also: making

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Khasan-Chechen, Ossetian, Circassian, Ingush, Tatar, Bashkir
ChelsieCHEL-seeEnglish (Modern)
Alte (2)-Frisian
Idris (1)-Arabic
Alica-Slovak
EemeliE:-me-leeFinnish