under construction

idiom

: being built
The new school is now under construction.

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Police said Ava had stepped out of the car at some point as strong winds blew a 2-foot by 12-foot scaffolding board from a nearby apartment building that was under construction, according to the report. Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2025 Now under construction and expected to be completed in 2028, the array will include thousands of dishes and up to a million low-frequency antennas to create the world’s largest radio telescope. Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025 Inter Miami’s new stadium, Miami Freedom Park, is under construction and scheduled to open for the 2026 season. Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2025 Sometime next summer, a new four-level office building under construction toward the western edges of United Village will debut its ground-level retail, including a French bakery and bank space. Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 12 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for under construction

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“Under construction.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/under%20construction. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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