Shape up to be

Wow! This is shaping up to be a pretty good date

Wow! This is shaping up to be a pretty good date

— Friends S8E12

OK, CLEARLY THIS IS SHAPING UP TO BE ONE OF THOSE MOMENTS THAT ST. PETER'S GONNA SHOW ON THE BIG VIDEO SCREEN WHEN I DIE, AND I, FOR ONE, DON'T WANT TO SEE US STAGGERING AROUND WITH CIDER ICE CREAM SLATHERED ALL OVER OUR FACES WHILE MY SOUL HANGS IN THE BALANCE.

OK, CLEARLY THIS IS SHAPING UP TO BE ONE OF THOSE MOMENTS THAT ST. PETER'S GONNA SHOW ON THE BIG VIDEO SCREEN WHEN I DIE, AND I, FOR ONE, DON'T WANT TO SEE US STAGGERING AROUND WITH CIDER ICE CREAM SLATHERED ALL OVER OUR FACES WHILE MY SOUL HANGS IN THE BALANCE.

— Gilmore Girls S2E9

this is shaping up to be one of the best Thanksgivings I've had in a long time.

this is shaping up to be one of the best Thanksgivings I've had in a long time.

— The Big Bang Theory S7E9

I'm afraid you're shaping up to be a pretty pathetic king, indeed.

I'm afraid you're shaping up to be a pretty pathetic king, indeed.

— The Lion King