making
noun /ˈmeɪkɪŋ/
/ˈmeɪkɪŋ/
[uncountable] often in compoundsIdioms - the act or process of making or producing something
- strategic decision-making
- film-making
- dressmaking
- tea- and coffee-making facilities
- making of something the making of social policy
Oxford Collocations DictionaryMaking is used after these nouns:- film
- policy
Idioms
be the making of somebody
- to make somebody become a better or more successful person
- University was the making of Joe.
have the makings of something
- to have the qualities that are necessary to become something
- 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 something 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 somebody/something else