in the making
Example Sentences
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The decision to ultimately shut down was years in the making and wasn’t the result of its decision to curtail business from Iran, Haipo Yang, CoinEx’s founder, said in a message on Tuesday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
His team plays host to the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday, and oddsmakers see a blowout in the making.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
In other words, this plan will likely be many years in the making and will cost a lot of money.
From Salon ● Sep. 1, 2026
Experts told MarketWatch that the reasons are structural and decades in the making: The 2008 financial downturn led to tightened underwriting standards, making it more difficult for young people to qualify for mortgages.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
I definitely deserved one, I thought, and bopped to Grovenor’s room like a prom king in the making.
From "The Boy in the Black Suit" by Jason Reynolds
