under way

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under way

phrase underway

idiomatic In operation, in progress, commenced. A dearth of signalmen and the high cost of labour is hastening an elimination process that already was well under way before the second world war.
of a vessel Moving through the water; not anchored, moored, aground, or beached.
Into motion, into its course. The show finally got under way, just 10 minutes late.

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prep_phrase in operation or in process

Français	en cours
Ελληνικά	σε εξέλιξη se exélixi
Русский	иду́т idút, иде́т idét

prep_phrase moving through water

Français	avec erre

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@misc{under_way_2026,
  title = {under way},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/under%20way},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}