build into

phrase

: to make an integral part of
build quality into the product

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Other highlights include a RAW in-browser web editor that makes arranging tracks less painful than working on the FM-1’s tiny screen, and a full multi-track pattern sequencer built into the device. — ArsTechnica, 26 Oct. 2026 What Schrödinger wrote In his three-page manuscript, Schrondinger questions the restriction built into Whittaker’s reasoning and wonders why hidden variables had only two possible values. — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026 But machines are built by people, and there’s good reason to be concerned that these machines will simply replicate the biases and disparities built into our current system. — Adam Clark Estes, Vox, 23 Oct. 2026 Another possible easter egg built into the website is that one song was uploaded twice under the same artist. — James Peckham, PC Magazine, 23 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for build into

Word History

First Known Use

1687, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of build into was in 1687

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“Build into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/build%20into. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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