"under construction" meaning in English

See under construction in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} under construction, {{en-PP}} under construction
  1. (idiomatic) Being currently constructed. Tags: idiomatic Related terms: work in progress Translations (being worked upon): rakenteilla (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-under_construction-en-prep_phrase-ko1i4ynb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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