afoot

American  

[uh-foot] / əˈfʊt /

adverb

1. on foot; walking.

   I came afoot.

2. astir; in progress.

   There is mischief afoot.

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afoot British  

/ əˈfʊt /

adjective

1. in circulation or operation; astir

   mischief was afoot

2. on or by foot

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Etymology

Origin of afoot

First recorded in 1175–1225, afoot is from Middle English a fote, on fote. See a- ¹, foot

Example Sentences

See: Big changes are afoot in the U.S. stock market.

From MarketWatch

The Valentine’s Day changes are a fragment of broader shifts afoot at the company.

From The Wall Street Journal

Also, while Massachusetts gets the most National Institutes of Health funding of any state on a per capita basis, changes are afoot.

From The Wall Street Journal

The huge revelation was Will discovering he has supernatural powers... plus something unusual was afoot in a cave with Max, Holly and Vecna, in his earlier, creepy incarnation of Henry Creel.

From BBC

But a paradigm shift is afoot in Europe’s largest nation, and Washington should take note.

From The Wall Street Journal