- in the making
- a hero in the making: BUDDING, up and coming, emergent, developing, nascent, potential, promising, incipient.→ making
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in the makingIn the process of being formed, developed, etc, or of becoming• • •Main Entry: ↑make* * *
in the making phrasein the process of being created or producedWe are witnessing a piece of history in the making.
Thesaurus: describing things which are beginning and developingsynonymMain entry: making* * *
in the process of developing or being madea campaign that's been two years in the making
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in the making: in the process of being madeThe film was three years in the making. [=it took three years to make the film]
She has a talent for spotting problems in the making. [=for spotting problems as they are beginning to develop]
We were watching history in the making. [=we were watching an important historical event as it happened]
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in the ˈmaking idiomin the process of becoming sth or of being made•
This model was two years in the making.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.