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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Khan adds that operational fixes are under way, but that “performance returning to normal conditions is expected to take 9-12 months,” keeping the near-term outlook muted.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
McLaren's race began to unravel even before the action got under way.
From BBC • May 24, 2026
More than 100 people are said to have been taken to hospital, with rescue work at the site still under way.
From BBC • May 23, 2026
But these are just the latest moves in a sustained rise in yields that has been under way since long-term interest rates bottomed at historic lows in 2020, during the worst of the Covid pandemic.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
In astronomy, this process really gets under way with Tycho Brahe; in physics, with Pascal.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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