under construction

idiom

: being built
The new school is now under construction.

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Right now, a Shug’s is under construction in Austin off North Lamar Boulevard near West 12th Street. Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Nov. 2025 The five homes under construction in Yuba County, designed by Endemic Architecture, provide a test run, using the large machine to build a relatively small community of modest-size homes before tackling more ambitious projects. Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 8 Nov. 2025 Visitors should be aware that the River District is under construction. Khadejeh Nikouyeh, Charlotte Observer, 7 Nov. 2025 Guests look at a model of the largest data center in the UAE under construction in Abu Dhabi as the Stargate initiative, a joint venture between G42, Microsoft, and OpenAI, during the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition & Conference (ADIPEC) in Abu Dhabi on November 3, 2025. Sam Meredith,dan Murphy, CNBC, 5 Nov. 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 13 Nov. 2025.

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