under construction

idiom

: being built
The new school is now under construction.

Examples of under construction in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In an Instagram reel dated Sept. 25, founder Jonathan Buford and brewmaster Patrick Ware took followers on a tour of the new brewery that's currently under construction. Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 27 Sep. 2024 Famously unfinished, the church has been under construction since 1882. Michael Y. Park, Architectural Digest, 23 Sep. 2024 The form is intended to evoke a boat that is under construction, getting ready to take us all together on a journey. Antonina Jedrzejczak, Robb Report, 22 Sep. 2024 Her competition-winning Austin United Affordable Housing (designed in collaboration with Valerio Dewalt Train) is currently under construction a short distance west of the BCGC project on Chicago Avenue. Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 22 Sep. 2024 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 5 Oct. 2024.

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