under construction

idiom

: being built
The new school is now under construction.

Examples of under construction in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Channel 24 is currently under construction at 1800 24th St., according to Wednesday’s news release. Hanh Truong, Sacramento Bee, 2 Apr. 2024 The man can be seen helplessly trapped in a hole near a house that’s under construction, while first responders use ropes, ladders and muscle to pull him free from the dirt, photos show. Mitchell Willetts, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2024 To forestall cancellation, Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) ordered an independent review of the project, which was under construction in her state. Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2024 Following far behind in second place comes Phoenix with 700 megawatts under construction, followed by Silicon Valley, Chicago, Atlanta and Dallas. Christopher Helman, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024 Much of the space that is under construction now has already been leased, so net new data center space likely won’t come online until 2025, Beardsley said. Corina Vanek, The Arizona Republic, 28 Mar. 2024 Expectations are just future resentments under construction. Daniel Kohn, SPIN, 27 Mar. 2024 In her video, Pugh appears in costume, lifting the camera to show off Yelena’s suit and then moving to reveal several of the structures under construction for Thunderbolts. Zoe G Phillips, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Mar. 2024 Rail Authority Chief Executive Brian Kelly, who plans to step down this year, and other rail officials have also acknowledged the questionable funding of a rail system with less than a quarter of its length under construction three years after the the first phase was supposed to be completed. Colleen Shalby, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2024

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“Under construction.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/under%20construction. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.

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