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[ uhn-der-wey for 1; uhn-der-wey for 2 ] / ˈʌn dərˌweɪ for 1; ˈʌn dərˈweɪ for 2 / SEE SYNONYMS FOR underway ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveoccurring while under way: the underway activities on a cruise ship. under way (def. 1). Origin of underway1735–45; adj. use of the adverbial phrase under way;see way1 Words nearby underwayunderutilize, undervalue, undervest, underwaist, underwater, underway, underwear, underweight, underwent, underwhelm, underwhelming Definition for underway (2 of 2)
adjective, adverbAlso underway. (of a ship) no longer in port, at anchor, etc.; moving. no longer at rest, stationary, etc.; in motion; traveling: We'll put our bags in the car and be under way. proceeding; in progress: Plans are under way to sell the company. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for underwayOn Friday evening, as the conference got underway, the two senators were on the stage delivering comedic standup routines. Politics End In Halifax As Democratic and GOP Senators Seek Common Ground on National Security|Tim Mak|November 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST Something similar appears to be underway now in the Syrian provinces of Raqqa and Deir ez-Zor. U.S. Humanitarian Aid Going to ISIS|Jamie Dettmer|October 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST As talks get underway again in Vienna, many voices are raised against them on Capitol Hill and abroad. It’s Time to Nail the Iran Nuke Deal|Rep. Rush Holt, Kate Gould|October 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST DNA testing is underway to identity the cadavers, which at the time of discovery were burned beyond recognition. Anatomy of a Mexican Student Massacre|Jason McGahan|October 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Several experiments in the emerging vehicle-to-grid sector are underway. Adding Vehicles to the Grid|The Daily Beast|October 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST Now for a little try at the sharks, spoke Sam, as the boat got underway and swung out into the channel. The Motor Boys on the Atlantic|Clarence Young And once the program was underway, it had been guided with a skill that bordered on genius. The Misplaced Battleship|Harry Harrison (AKA Henry Maxwell Dempsey) I did check our files and I determined that we had an investigation currently underway with regard to Oswald. Warren Commission (4 of 26): Hearings Vol. IV (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy But this is enough to get it underway and all you can use, I think, well, for that purpose at present. Warren Commission (5 of 26): Hearings Vol. V (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy In another five minutes they'll be underway to the point where I won't be able to follow. Medal of Honor|Dallas McCord Reynolds
British Dictionary definitions for underway
adjective (postpositive)in progress; in operationthe show was under way nautical in motion Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with underway
1In motion, as in The ship got under way at noon. [c. 1930] 2Already started, in progress, as in Plans are under way to expand. [c. 1930] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to underwayongoing, afoot, begun, initiated, moving, started, undertaken, advancing, commenced, in progress |