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in the making

ADJECTIVE
planned
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The transition to deeper credit-card debts has been years in the making.

From MarketWatch

It was a memory that will last a lifetime but one that has been years in the making.

From BBC

The R&B pop singer had a tremendous year following her act of defiance: She sang the national anthem in Spanish at Dodger Stadium, resulting in the making of a short-documentary, “La Tierra del Valor.”

From Los Angeles Times

In the closing credits of the 2024 Hugh Grant thriller Heretic producers wrote a disclaimer saying: "No generative AI was used in the making of this film."

From BBC

Frankenstein has been two centuries in the making.

From BBC