Definitions for underwayˈʌn dərˌweɪ, -ˈweɪ

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

un•der•wayˈʌn dərˌweɪ, -ˈweɪ(adj.)

  1. occurring while under way.

    Category: Common Vocabulary

  2. (of a ship) no longer in port or at anchor; moving.

Origin of underway:

1735–45

Princeton's WordNet

  1. afoot(p), underway(adj)

    currently in progress

    "there is mischief afoot"; "plans are afoot"; "preparations for the trial are underway"

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

  1. underway(adjective)ˈʌn dərˌweɪ, -ˈweɪ

    having already started

    The party was well underway when we arrived.

Wiktionary

  1. underway(Noun)

    a road, track, path, or street for going under another way or obstacle

  2. underway(Noun)

    an underground passage, tunnel

  3. underway(Noun)

    a voyage, especially underwater

  4. underway(Noun)

    (computer science) subroutine

  5. underway(Adverb)

    in motion, in progress; being done or carried out


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