phased building
nounUK /feɪzd ˈbɪldɪŋ/
US /feɪzd ˈbɪldɪŋ/
Building something in small steps, one part at a time.
The new school was a phased building project, so the first classrooms opened before the rest was finished.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A building that is put up in stages rather than all at once.
The phased building opened its first wing in spring and the second wing a year later.
3. The act of constructing something gradually according to a plan.
Phased building helped the town spread the cost over several years.
4. A method of adding parts to a structure over time.
With phased building, the library gained a new reading room each year.