Collocations for "infrastructure"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "infrastructure" in context.
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infrastructure
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- the [city's, town's, country's] infrastructure
- [urban, rail, public transport] infrastructure
- the [road, transportation, sewage] infrastructure
- the [company's, organization's, enterprise's] infrastructure
- need to improve the [city's] infrastructure
- spend (tax) money to improve the (city's) infrastructure
- the infrastructure is lacking
- [maintain, improve] the (city's) infrastructure
- improve the [city's] infrastructure for the [Olympics, World Cup]
- the infrastructure is beginning to decay
- is not spending enough money on infrastructure
- the infrastructure that [supports, allows, provides]
- invest in (the city's) infrastructure
- [update, optimize] the infrastructure
- update the infrastructure to [meet, satisfy] demand
- improve upon existing infrastructure
- infrastructure [development, improvements, maintenance]
- new infrastructure projects
'infrastructure' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):