under way
Already in motion
Under way means in progress or having started moving.
A project gets under way when work begins; a ship gets under way when it leaves port.
The phrase often appears as one word (underway), especially before a noun: underway refueling.
The investigation is already under way.
Once the concert was under way, latecomers had to wait.
- proceedingAct of going forward
- commencingBeginning to happen
- advancingMoving in forward direction
- full steam aheadComplete commitment to progress
- startingInitiating an action
getting started · ongoing · in progress · operational · launching · embarking · begun · moving · on the move · afoot · currently · sailing · smooth sailing · initiating · active · in full swing · presently · activating
- progressprogress, in progress, promotion, raise, making progress
motion/progress status
under waystalled
Stopped unexpectedly
stopped · halted · at a standstill · stationary · stuck