under construction

phrase

: being built
The new school is now under construction.

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Located near Interstate 80 and Highway 50, the building has historically been industrial but sits near The Mill at Broadway, where nearly 1,000 market-rate homes have recently opened or are under construction. — Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 29 Oct. 2026 Firefighters in Northern Colorado rushed to a burning duplex that was under construction in a new neighborhood in Loveland. — Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026 But the $11 billion project, which is under construction, has been beset by controversy after the government floated a plan to divert it into an existing road. — Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 28 Oct. 2026 The school was under construction in 2012 as enrollment was already a decade into steady decline. — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026 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 2 Nov. 2026.

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