"underway" meaning in English

See underway in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /ʌndə(r)ˈweɪ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-underway.wav [UK]
  1. If something is underway, it has started and is happening now.
    Sense id: simple-underway-en-adv-CWvc8lHW
  2. If a ship, train, bus, etc. is underway, it has started moving to where it is supposed to go.
    Sense id: simple-underway-en-adv-XpWdiWjN
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          "text": "Even underway, there was almost no sound inside the ship."
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        }
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