making

Universal Words noun [U] ~ (of sth) (often in compounds) the act or process of making or producing sth: strategic decision making * film-making * dressmaking * tea and coffee making facilities * the making of social policy seealsoHAYMAKING, NON-PROFIT IDIOMS be the making of sb to make sb become a better or more successful person: University was the making of Joe. have the makings of sth to have the qualities that are necessary to become sth: Her first novel has all the makings of a classic. * He has the makings of a first-rate lawyer. in the making in the process of becoming sth or of being made: This model was two years in the making. * These events are history in the making. of your own making (of a problem, difficulty, etc.) created by you rather than by sb/sth else