under way



*under way

Fig. moving; running; started. (*Typically: be ~; get something ~; have something ~.) The time has come to get this game under way. Now that the president has the meeting under way, I can relax.
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under way

1. In motion, as in The ship got under way at noon. [c. 1930]
2. Already started, in progress, as in Plans are under way to expand. [c. 1930]
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under way

1. In motion or operation.
2. In ongoing development; in progress.
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Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
ElsaEL-sə (English), EL-zah (German), EL-sah (Finnish)English, German, Swedish, Icelandic, Finnish, Italian
Iulianus-Ancient Roman
Aleixandre
Katayun-Persian
Leocadius-Late Roman
HipÓLitoee-PO-lee-to (Spanish)Spanish, Portuguese