Definitions

in the making

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planned adj.
unfinished adj.

ADJECTIVE

planned

Synonyms

STRONGEST

prepared

STRONG

outlined programmed

WEAK

on the docket prospective

ADJECTIVE

unfinished

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bare incomplete unadorned undeveloped unfulfilled

WEAK

amateurish crude cut short dabbling defective deficient dilettante faulty formless found wanting fragmentary half-baked half-done immature imperfect in the rough lacking natural not done plain raw rough roughhewn shapeless sketchy tentative unaccomplished unassembled uncompleted unconcluded under construction undone unexecuted unfashioned unperfected unpolished unrefined wanting

Antonyms

WEAK

completed finished polished refined whole

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in the making

The DSA is an overnight success decades in the making.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

While many had initially worried about the possibility of a hike on Wednesday, the market’s verdict by the time the closing bell rang suggested growing concern about a potential Fed policy mistake in the making.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026

The Fury-Joshua fight has been a decade in the making.

From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026

Fast & Furious: Hollywood Drift has been about a decade in the making.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026

And gradually it became apparent to me that here was a genuine, compassionate, and far- seeing leader in the making.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey

in the making

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