under way
adjective, adverb
1.
Also,
underway
. (of a ship) no longer in port, at anchor, etc.; moving.
2.
no longer at rest, stationary, etc.; in motion; traveling:
We'll put our bags in the car and be under way.
3.
proceeding; in progress:
Plans are under way to sell the company.
Examples from the web for
under way
Something similar seems to be
under way
in the area of technology.
We see that process getting
under way
around two million years ago but becoming more pronounced around a half a million years ago.
Eight difficult years of negotiations were
under way
.
One that's still
under way
is the emergence of a variety of precision weapons, and also coupling them with sensors.
One and a half years after his suicide, a fight is
under way
over both his physical estate and his spiritual legacy.
under way
in this country is no less than a redefinition of what it means to drive a car.
They got the project
under way
in a fine flurry of flag-waving and transcendental pop-science rants.
But initial trials are
under way
while they stake out intellectual property rights.
Some suggested ideas, made by bloggers, were in fact initiatives well
under way
.
Retreating glaciers, rising seas, and shrinking lakes are some of the global changes already
under way
.
British Dictionary definitions for
under way
under way
adjective
(
postpositive
)
1.
in progress; in operation:
the show was under way
2.
(
nautical
) in motion
Idioms and Phrases with
under way
under way
.
In motion, as in
The ship got under way at noon
.
[
c. 1930
]
.
Already started, in progress, as in
Plans are under way to expand
.
[
c. 1930
]