under construction
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- adjective
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en construcción
- The new office building is still under construction, so please do not enter the site.
- still under construction
- currently under construction
- now under construction
And yes, we are still under construction as a country and an idea.
- And yes, we are still under construction as a country and an idea.
- He had a phone number for the upper floors which had been under construction.
- And in the case of China, payments made by buyers on homes that were not yet built were used to pay for construction projects that were older and still under construction.
- And was that currently under construction in the Kokim Kokimbo, Kokimbo Kokimbo.
- When you find a home that's under construction, feel free just to walk in and trying to get in contact with the owner or maybe a head contractor.
Examples
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Three biosolids composting facilities using this technology are under construction in Europe.
Academic text (2001) -
Also, please be aware some areas are still under construction.
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And yes, we are still under construction as a country and an idea.
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New projects were under construction in 2006 in Spain and the United States.
Academic text (2006) -
To my right, there is an empty lot and a house under construction.
Fiction book (1996) -
On its southern end are horse farms, and to the north, new developments are under construction.
Academic text (2006) -
Over 60 plants are now in operation worldwide, with an additional 70 under construction or in the planning phase.
Academic text (1996) -
There were realtor signs scattered about, and some of the homes were still under construction.
Fiction book (1990) -
An additional ten plants are under construction with a combined annual capacity of 205 million gallons.
Academic text (2001) -
The tomb of the current Pharaoh, Ramses lX, has been under construction for 16 years.
Synonyms
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Already started and continuing now
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'in the process of being built or developed' is directly and transparently derived from 'under' (in/experiencing a state) combined with 'construction' (the act or process of building). This preposition + noun composition is cross-linguistically common (e.g., Spanish 'en construcción', French 'en construction') and follows standard English patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Under construction comes from the image of a building with scaffolding and workers while it is being built. The word under shows it is not yet finished and construction means the building work. That's why something under construction is 'in the process of being built' and 'not ready' to use yet.