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in the making

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in the making

in development; in the process of developing. This is a real problem in the making. Let's try to keep it from getting any worse.

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in the making

1. being created Her novel was ten years in the making, and not very successful.

2. in the process of happening It became clear that this was a disaster in the making and we had no way of coping with it.

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in the making

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]

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