The film was three years in the making. [=it took three years to make the film]这部电影的制作花费了三年时间。

She has a talent for spotting problems in the making. [=for spotting problems as they are beginning to develop]她眼光敏锐，能看出尚在酝酿之中的问题。

We were watching history in the making. [=we were watching an important historical event as it happened]我们正在见证历史的形成。