under construction

idiom

: being built
The new school is now under construction.

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Microsoft has a very large data center under construction in Mount Pleasant and is building a second data center right next to it. Ricardo Torres, jsonline.com, 9 Dec. 2025 At least three large residential apartment buildings are also under construction in the vicinity, set to add hundreds of units of housing and multiple retail spaces. Molly Davis, Nashville Tennessean, 8 Dec. 2025 Flatirons Habitat for Humanity homes are under construction in Ponderosa Mobile Home Park in Boulder. Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025 Explore Fort Moultrie Still under construction as the Revolutionary War began, this coastal garrison (the island’s first) was notably built from palmetto logs and sand. Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 7 Dec. 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 12 Dec. 2025.

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