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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One state away, a twin uprising was under way.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
Formal identification of the other two victims is under way, including another Briton who is yet to be named.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Talks are under way in other areas too.
From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026
A legal fight is already under way and is expected to grow.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
But after we had been under way ten or fifteen minutes, someone would announce that he had to go.
From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
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