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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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
The amount Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, paid for an under-construction mansion on Miami’s sought-after Indian Creek island.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 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
Last Thursday, the Belgian brand presented its collection on the first floor of an under-construction building in the south of Paris —- a venue found by Reynolds.
From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026
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
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