underway
occurring while under way: the underway activities on a cruise ship.
Origin of underway
1Other definitions for under way (2 of 2)
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.
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How to use underway in a sentence
And a United Nations investigation of abuses on both sides is barely under way.
The ceiling was in bad shape, tiles coming off of it, and Khader talked of a restoration project under way.
Fighting Back With Faith: Inside the Yezidis’ Iraqi Temple | Michael Luongo | August 21, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIf a criminal investigation is under way, the crime scene has an exact location and timeline.
Large-scale overt protests and demonstrations already are under way.
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They didn't linger long at Benton, but got under way and marched overland to the Cypress Hills.
Raw Gold | Bertrand W. SinclairThe case may be kept in a light position, and when once under way it will rarely need any additional water.
How to Know the Ferns | S. Leonard BastinThe launch was already under way, and young Cargill trying to avoid it better, thrust with his boat-hook at the side of the lock.
Uncanny Tales | VariousThey clung to the ship as we got under way, men and women, crying, 'Tobacco!'
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.Already most of the hotels were prepared to take care of this class of tourists, and in many others improvements were under way.
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British Dictionary definitions for under way
in progress; in operation: the show was under way
nautical in motion
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Other Idioms and Phrases with underway
In motion, as in The ship got under way at noon. [c. 1930]
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