By Idioms, Before and After

Inchoateknowledge wrote: something is in the making is a quite frequently used idiom: if someone is an athlete, star, writer, etc. in the making, they are likely to develop into that thing This young swimmer is an athlete in the making. (Cambridge dic) "an economic catastrophe in the...

The idiom is to have to (do something). It means that the action described by the final infinitive must be done within the amount of time allotted. The students had one hour to complete the exam. We have three months to install the kitchen cabinets. Martha and Sam have only...