in the process of (doing something)

idiom

: working on (doing something) that takes a certain amount of time to do

I am in the process of buying a new car/house.

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Recent Examples on the Web Vázquez said the project is also in the process of updating the ship’s classification certificates to meet all the necessary requirements in both countries. —

Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2024 Wilmore and Williams were in the process of strapping in for launch May 6 when the countdown was aborted because of problems with an oxygen pressure relief valve in their Atlas 5's Centaur upper stage. —

William Harwood, CBS News, 24 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for in the process of (doing something)

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