underway
AmericanEtymology
Origin of underway
1735–45; adj. use of the adverbial phrase under way; see way 1
Example Sentences
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Officials say efforts are underway to modernise the sector and attract new workers.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
That document noted that “construction has been underway for ten months,” during much of which time some 250 people have been working “20 hours a day, 7 days a week.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Work is underway "to explore a more permanent commemoration on the Parliamentary estate", she added.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
Plans for the “KPop Demon Hunters” sequel are already underway as the lawsuit makes its way through the California court system.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
All of it, the cancer, the death—all of it angered him and he wanted nothing now but to get the Frog underway and sail from this spot.
From "The Voyage Of The Frog" by Gary Paulsen
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