in the making
Not yet finished
In the making describes something currently being developed or formed, not yet complete: a star in the making, a disaster in the making.
The phrase suggests gradual progress toward an eventual result, whether positive or ominous: She's a doctor in the making.
Often follows a noun to indicate emerging potential or unfolding process.
- craftingSkillful manual creation
- work in progressIncomplete ongoing effort
- gestatingCarrying developing offspring
- phaseDistinct period in sequence
- progressMovement toward improvement
unfolding · shaping · construction · under construction · possibility · production · still cooking · evolution · brewing · stage · genesis · nascent · early days · formative · embryonic · fabrication · maturation · emergence
completion status
in the makingfinished
Brought to an end
completed · done · finalized · accomplished · complete
make, makeup, making, remake, makeshift, makeover, remade, remaking, makings