be a long time in the making

Good point, it could be a long time in the making.

The tour has been a long time in the making.

If he were to be honest with himself, this battle had been a long time in the making.

This movie was a long time in the making, but its life has barely begun.

"They're political trends that have been a long time in the making.

A more subtle response to the insurgency was a long time in the making.

Close to the Edge It had been a long time in the making.

But at the same time, forgiveness was a long time in the making.

Federated's deal with May is a long time in the making.

It has been a long time in the making - six years from the first meetings we had, as she has mentioned.

But the underlying causes of this impasse are less obvious, and they have been a long time in the making.

Mr. Ono's work is a long time in the making but always worth the wait.

This entrenched ignorance about black life was a long time in the making, and is only now being dislodged.

This ep has been a long time in the making but we think very well worth it.

Today's free, peaceful and socially committed European Union was a long time in the making.

It was a long time in the making, a dwindling of attraction into humdrum habit.

Reuniting such works has meant negotiations with myriad institutions: this show has been a long time in the making.

When Redd landed his first placement at age seventeen, his success had already been a long time in the making.

Opened in 2004, the 60th anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising, this museum was a long time in the making.

It is a reminder, too, that history has been a long time in the making here in this complex but intriguing corner of the former Soviet Union.

Mr. Popov's departure from city politics has been a long time in the making, to the point where his repeated threats to quit were often ignored.

The dismantling of Junior High School 8, in Jamaica, Queens, was a long time in the making.

Voltor WUbe detailed a batde that had been a long time in the making.

Arapahoe Community College was a long time in the making, and Sternberg was involved from the start in its creative evolution.

Recorded by John Fryer in as little as two weeks, Rachel Stamp's debut album was a long time in the making.