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mak‧ing
[uncountable]
[uncountable]1 the process of making something
2 the process of deciding something : 
people involved in decision making at the highest level
decision making/policy making
people involved in decision making at the highest level3 to make someone a much better or more successful person : You'll see - a couple of years abroad will be the making of him.
be the making of somebody
You'll see - a couple of years abroad will be the making of him.4 to have the qualities or skills necessary to do a particular job : He has the makings of a world-class footballer.
have the makings of something
He has the makings of a world-class footballer.5 to take a long time, 10 years etc to make : a book that was ten years in the making
be a long time/10 years etc in the making
a book that was ten years in the making6 problems that are of your own making have been caused by you and no one else : He admits that a lot of his troubles are entirely of his own making.
be of your own making
He admits that a lot of his troubles are entirely of his own making.
