in the making (idiom)
1.醞釀
The history-making Kennedy-Nixon de-bates in 1960 were eight years in the making.
一九六零年甘迺迪和尼克森的歷史性辯論醞釀了八年。
On April 8, she’ll complete a transformation that has been 30 years in the making.
四月八日，她將完成已經醞釀了三十年的轉型。
2.即將產生
They wondered if a new cold war was in the making.
他們懷疑新的冷戰是否即將產生。
3.發生
The statewide energy crisis has been years in the making and continues to worsen.
這項全國性的能源危機已經發生了幾年，並且持續惡化。
The rupture between the two has been months in the making.
兩人關係的絕裂已經發生了幾個月。
4.正在生成
We could say that a new model is in the making.
我們可以說一個新的典範正在生成。
5.締造
We’re watching history in the making. 我們在見證歷史的締造。
That achievement has been decades in the making. 這項成就歷經幾十年的締造。
6.歷練
A long time in the making, he is now an overnight success.
經過長時間的歷練，他終於一夕成名。
7.策劃
We know now 9/11 was closer to five years in the making.
我們現在知道九一一事件策劃了將近五年。
8.進行
Even the recent nuclear breakthrough was years in the making.
連最近獲得突破的核武談判也進行了幾年。
