under construction

idiom

: being built
The new school is now under construction.

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The complex was under construction when a generator failed in a spray-foam trailer at 7740 Liberty Row. Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2025 Last week he was given a tour of the New York team’s new training facility, which is under construction. Adam Crafton, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025 The former Stoic & Genuine space is currently under construction. Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2025 For seven years, while the Torre K23 hotel was under construction in Havana, the locals complained furiously. Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 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 3 Oct. 2025.

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