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.
Examples of underway in a Sentence
Adverb
construction of the new shopping mall is under way
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Zac Ntim, Deadline, 27 May 2025
Grading and building construction is underway for a single-family residence on one of the parcels, according to a staff report.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2025
Research efforts are already underway to both explore retinal cell loss and retinal inflammation as novel biomarkers of Alzheimer’s disease, Singman says.
—Elizabeth Yuko, Flow Space, 27 May 2025
Further research and excavation of the tombs’ burial shafts are underway, says Mohamed Ismail Khaled, secretary general of Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities, in the statement.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 May 2025
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Adjective
Casting is underway and is being directed by Lisa Beach, who previously worked on Horrible Bosses, Wedding Crashers, and Walk the Line.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 27 May 2025
Grading and building construction is underway for a single-family residence on one of the parcels, according to a staff report.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2025
Research efforts are already underway to both explore retinal cell loss and retinal inflammation as novel biomarkers of Alzheimer’s disease, Singman says.
—Elizabeth Yuko, Flow Space, 27 May 2025
Further research and excavation of the tombs’ burial shafts are underway, says Mohamed Ismail Khaled, secretary general of Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities, in the statement.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 May 2025
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 4 Jun. 2025.
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