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un·der·way
(ŭn′dər-wā′)adj.
1. In motion or operation.
2. Already commenced or initiated; in progress.
3. Nautical Neither anchored nor moored to a fixed object.
un′der·way′ adv.
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un•der•way
(ˈʌn dərˌweɪ, -ˈweɪ)adj.
1. occurring while under way.
2. (of a ship) no longer in port or at anchor; moving.
[1735–45]
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Adj. | 1. | underway - currently in progress; "there is mischief afoot"; "plans are afoot"; "preparations for the trial are underway" current - occurring in or belonging to the present time; "current events"; "the current topic"; "current negotiations"; "current psychoanalytic theories"; "the ship's current position" |
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underway
adjective in progress, going on, started, begun, in business, in motion, in operation, afoot An investigation is underway to find out how the disaster happened.
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underway
n. en camino; bajo estudio.
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