be in the making

být ve stavu zrodu
"The film was several years in the making." (Film vznikal/byl ve stavu zrodu několik let.)

be in the making

vznikat
"The film was several years in the making." (Film vznikal/byl ve stavu zrodu několik let.)

be of one's own making

moci si za to sám
"Some of the university's financial troubles are of its own making." (Za některé finanční problémy si univerzita může sama.)

have the makings of ...

mít na to stát se ...
čím, např. "Tom is still young but he seems to have the makings of an excellent pianist." (Tom je ještě mladý, ale zdá se, že má na to se stát/aby se stal velkým pianistou.)