build in

verb

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

   to build in safety features

Idioms and Phrases

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 .

Example Sentences

A person was found dead early Thursday when firefighters were called to put out a tree fire behind an apartment building in South Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times

Up until now, efforts to get these ideas off the ground have been limited by money — buying one small building in L.A. can cost millions.

From Los Angeles Times

A line of immigrant workers formed outside an office building in Koreatown on a recent Friday afternoon.

From Los Angeles Times

On Sunday, an Israeli strike targeted a building in the densely populated Ras el-Nabaa neighborhood, killing Mohammed Afif, the head of Hezbollah’s media relations office, along with three other people, according to Lebanese health authorities.

From Los Angeles Times

The drone attack on a residential building in the small town of Hlukhiv injured 12 people including two children, Ukraine's national police force said.

From BBC

Related Words

• add
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• comprise
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• cover
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