under way
Americanadjective
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Also (of a ship) no longer in port, at anchor, etc.; moving.
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no longer at rest, stationary, etc.; in motion; traveling.
We'll put our bags in the car and be under way.
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proceeding; in progress.
Plans are under way to sell the company.
adjective
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in progress; in operation
the show was under way
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nautical in motion
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In motion, as in The ship got under way at noon . [c. 1930]
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Already started, in progress, as in Plans are under way to expand . [c. 1930]
Example Sentences
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An appeal is under way and expected to reach the courts next year.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
Texas has become the country’s busiest market for data-center construction, with about 12,800 megawatts of projects under way, according to Cleanview, which tracks data-center projects.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
A boom in stock options and other derivatives was under way.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
The missile attacks on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh and several southern Saudi cities threaten to choke off business travel and tourism just as the busy conference and travel season gets under way.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
In 1850, die Boston doctors know very little about any kind of cell, even though the cell revolution is getting under way in Germany, thanks to Matthias Schleiden and Theodor Schwann.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
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