build in

British  

verb

1. (tr, adverb) to incorporate or construct as an integral part

   to build in safety features

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build in Idioms  

1. Also, build into. Construct or include as an integral part; also, make automatic, concomitant, or inherent. For example, Frank Lloyd Wright liked to build in as much furniture as possible, not just bookcases but desks, tables, and the like, or We've got to build some slack into the schedule for this project. The literal usage referring to physical objects dates from the late 1920s. The figurative arose a decade or so later. Both are frequently used in past participle form, that is, built in.

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Example Sentences

They said their forces surrounded a building in which the suspects were hiding and spent several hours in a standoff.

From The Wall Street Journal

He noted that a building in Hong Kong's Central district went up in flames last month after its bamboo scaffolding caught fire.

From BBC

He rushed home from work to find the 31-storey building in flames, with black smoke billowing out of it.

From BBC

Munger remained involved until the end, helping negotiate the purchase of a building in Santa Maria, Calif., a transaction that closed days after his death.

From The Wall Street Journal

Four people were hospitalised after a separate fire on the scaffolding of a building in Hong Kong's central business district last month.

From Barron's

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