under construction

idiom

: being built
The new school is now under construction.

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More than eight charging stations have been built and several hundred are still under construction by state and local governments. Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu, Austin American-Statesman, 8 Dec. 2024 Advertisement The notion that Jurado would hire a lobbyist was troubling to Lincoln Heights resident Michael Henry Hayden, who fought the Avenue 34 project, now under construction. David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024 In contrast, China has grown its nuclear power generation capacity almost 900 percent in the last 20 years, according to the World Nuclear Association, and currently has 30 reactors under construction. Dylan Baddour, WIRED, 7 Dec. 2024 The home with five bedrooms and five bathrooms near the Ritz-Carlton under construction comes with retractable floor-to-ceiling glass walls, a guest house and a putting green. Catherine Reagor, The Arizona Republic, 6 Dec. 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 22 Dec. 2024.

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