under way

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adjective, adverb

Also underway. (of a ship) no longer in port, at anchor, etc.; moving.
no longer at rest, stationary, etc.; in motion; traveling: We'll put our bags in the car and be under way.
proceeding; in progress: Plans are under way to sell the company.

Words nearby under way

under the knife, under the sun, under the table, under the weather, under the wire, under way, under wraps, under-, under-the-counter, under-the-table, underachieve

Words related to under way

ongoing, afoot, going, proceeding, initiated, working, happening, begun, operational, operative, moving, undertaken, advancing, commenced

Example sentences from the Web for under way

  • At length, with a joint-dislocating jerk, we again got under-way, only to come to a dead stop a hundred yards further on.

    The Fortunate Isles |Mary Stuart Boyd

British Dictionary definitions for under way

under way

adjective (postpositive)

in progress; in operation the show was under way
nautical in motion

Idioms and Phrases with under way

under way
1

In motion, as in The ship got under way at noon. [c. 1930]

2

Already started, in progress, as in Plans are under way to expand. [c. 1930]