under-construction
adjective
being in the process of being built or formed.
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under constructionphrasein the process of being built or formed.
under-construction
1 American
[uhn-der-kuhn-struhk-shuhn]
/ ˌʌn dər kənˈstrʌk ʃən /
adjective
under construction
2
American
[uhn-der-kuhn-struhk-shuhn]
/ ˌʌn dər kənˈstrʌk ʃən /
phrase
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The bridge over the Tumen river into Russia and an under-construction span to China are part of a shift that offers Western-sanctioned Pyongyang economic and strategic options it has long sought, experts said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
Records show that Duff purchased another larger Austin dwelling in 2021: an enormous under-construction mansion that was not completed until 2022.
From MarketWatch ● May 1, 2026
She said Zack and she visited their lots recently, climbed the stairs of her under-construction home, and took in the view from a rooftop terrace.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 19, 2026
Meta has received approval for 2.3 gigawatts of power generation at its under-construction Louisiana AI supercomputer, code-named Hyperion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2025
He sounded fatalistic, talking less and less about college, more about his under-construction new website called Providence.
From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz
Under the now-permanent directive, more than 47,000 units of affordable housing are in the pipeline, with 7,728 of them under construction, according to the mayor’s campaign.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
Two are up and running, while a third is under construction.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
A specific opening window has not been detailed, but the ride is currently under construction.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
Amatya’s 31-year-old brother, Prabin, was an engineer at a hydropower plant under construction downstream.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
The 3.2 million square feet of office space actually under construction in Midland was equivalent to the amount in San Antonio, Fort Worth, and Austin combined.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
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