under construction

idiom

: being built
The new school is now under construction.

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Charlotte's urban core has $3.7 billion in new development either under construction or expected to break ground in 2026, according to Charlotte Center City Partners' annual growth report. Alexandria Sands, Axios, 30 Jan. 2025 The rest of the series is still under construction. Addie Morfoot, Variety, 27 Jan. 2025 With new experimental fusion research facilities under construction in Hefei, the team is dedicated to expediting the transition from experimental to practical application. Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 24 Jan. 2025 Yet Kevin Greene of the nonprofit Sustainable Tucson said there’s a good chance a portion of our plastic waste will end up at a pyrolysis plant under construction in Eloy, a small town halfway between Tucson and Phoenix. Karen Mockler, The Denver Post, 24 Jan. 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 11 Feb. 2025.

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