underway
AmericanEtymology
Origin of underway
1735–45; adj. use of the adverbial phrase under way; way 1
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
The details of the deal were not immediately available but a senior Indian foreign ministry official said official discussions were underway.
From Barron's
But after a year and a half of major acts, queues and economic successes, the arena's redemption is well underway.
From BBC
China are defending champions and get their campaign underway against debutants Bangladesh in Sydney on March 3.
From Barron's
On Friday, Hill and O’Brien will complete their journeys when the two-woman bobsled competition gets underway at the Cortina Sliding Centre.
From Los Angeles Times
The miner said “market testing” of its borates and titanium businesses is underway, “together with the monetization of infrastructure.”
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
