in construction

idiom

: having a job that involves building things

"What do you do for a living?" "I'm in construction."

Examples of in construction in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The state has seen a noticeable improvement from the shortfall of 140,000 homes and apartments in 2019, right before a sharp drop in interest rates during the COVID-19 pandemic unleashed a surge in construction. —Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2026

Out of 13 venues, 11 will be existing or temporary, with the exception of a new 16,000-seat ice hockey stadium which has been in construction for about two years. —Rachel Gold, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026

Then Lord Blackwood tries to enact a plan that involves poisoning much of Parliament, and he’s finally thwarted in a third-act fight sequence that plays out on top of London’s Tower Bridge, then in construction. —Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 4 Feb. 2026

In Milan, the Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena has been behind schedule in construction. —Zack Pierce, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026

Rhymes for in construction

• coproduction
• deconstruction
• introduction
• liposuction
• misconstruction
• postproduction
• preconstruction
• preproduction
• reconstruction
• reproduction
• abduction
• adduction