un·der·way
ˌən-dər-ˈwā 
: occurring, performed, or used while traveling or in motion
underway replenishment of fuel
variants
or less commonly under way
1
: in motion : not at anchor or aground
The ship was underway at dawn.
2
: into motion from a standstill
The train should be underway again soon.
3
: in progress : happening now
Preparations for the celebration are already underway.
A search is underway.
The season got underway with a bang.
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Examples of underway in a Sentence
Adverb
construction of the new shopping mall is under way
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Connor Giffin, The Courier-Journal, 22 Nov. 2024
For the past few months, construction crews have been hard at work in Willets Point, a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens, where the first phase of what will become the city’s largest affordable housing development in four decades is underway.
—Lee Igel, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Driving the news: Final work to set up the restaurant is underway, and the City Council granted its liquor license this week.
—Jason Clayworth, Axios, 20 Nov. 2024
Casting is underway on the movie, which will shoot in Australia in the first half of 2025.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 20 Nov. 2024
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Adjective
Officials urged people to stay away from the area as the investigation is underway.
—Connor Giffin, The Courier-Journal, 22 Nov. 2024
For the past few months, construction crews have been hard at work in Willets Point, a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens, where the first phase of what will become the city’s largest affordable housing development in four decades is underway.
—Lee Igel, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Driving the news: Final work to set up the restaurant is underway, and the City Council granted its liquor license this week.
—Jason Clayworth, Axios, 20 Nov. 2024
Casting is underway on the movie, which will shoot in Australia in the first half of 2025.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 20 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for underway
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“Underway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/underway. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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