under way

American  

adjective

1. Also (of a ship) no longer in port, at anchor, etc.; moving.

2. no longer at rest, stationary, etc.; in motion; traveling.

   We'll put our bags in the car and be under way.

3. proceeding; in progress.

   Plans are under way to sell the company.

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under way British  

adjective

1. in progress; in operation

   the show was under way

2. nautical in motion

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under way Idioms  

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]

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Example Sentences

Finch said: "Those trying to remove me have offered no alternative council plan and no credible answer to what replaces the work already under way."

From BBC

The economy has grown more resilient to oil shocks, and a productivity renaissance is under way, helped by artificial intelligence.

From The Wall Street Journal

A review by the England and Wales Cricket Board into England's winter is under way, the culmination of which will confirm McCullum's future, but there have already been some changes.

From BBC

Athletes from Russia and Belarus marched behind their nations' flags at the opening ceremony of the Milan-Cortina Winter Paralympics as the 50th anniversary edition of the Games officially got under way.

From BBC

Respected energy expert Anas Alhajji, noted in a recent interview that 33% of the world’s globally traded fertilizers come from the Gulf, with planting season under way in Asia and Europe.

From MarketWatch