"under way" meaning in English

See under way in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase

Audio: En-au-under way.ogg
Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase}} under way
  1. (idiomatic) In operation, in progress, commenced. Tags: idiomatic Translations (in operation or in process): op weg (Dutch), toiminnassa (Finnish), käynnissä (Finnish), tekeillä (Finnish), työn alla (Finnish), en cours (French), σε εξέλιξη (se exélixi) (Greek), fo-raad (Manx), w toku (Polish), иду́т (idút) (Russian), иде́т (idét) (Russian), på väg (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-under_way-en-prep_phrase-LxciT6hE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Afrikaans translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Manx translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 80 20 1 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 89 11 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 78 20 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 80 20 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Afrikaans translations: 83 17 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 82 18 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 83 17 0 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 84 16 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 82 15 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Manx translations: 83 17 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 81 19 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 83 17 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 83 17 0 Disambiguation of 'in operation or in process': 95 4 0
  2. (nautical, of a vessel) Moving through the water; not anchored, moored, aground, or beached. Categories (topical): Nautical Translations (moving through water): varend (Afrikaans), onderweg (Afrikaans), kulussa (Finnish), avec erre (French)
    Sense id: en-under_way-en-prep_phrase-zbP6gc-d Topics: nautical, transport Disambiguation of 'moving through water': 5 95 0
  3. Into motion, into its course.
    Sense id: en-under_way-en-prep_phrase-1mw4XvKb
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: underway Related terms: make way

Alternative forms

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