en ciernes

== Spanish == === Alternative forms === en cierne === Etymology === Literally, “in bloom”. === Prepositional phrase === en ciernes (idiomatic) in the making, fledgling, soon-to-be === Further reading === “estar en cierne, o en ciernes, algo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025