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un·der way or un·der·way (

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adv. & adj.

1. In motion or operation.

2. Already commenced or initiated; in progress.

3. Nautical Neither anchored nor moored to a fixed object.

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Adj.

underway - currently in progress; "there is mischief afoot"; "plans are afoot"; "preparations for the trial are underway"

afoot

current - occurring in or belonging to the present time; "current events"; "the current topic"; "current negotiations"; "current psychoanalytic theories"; "the ship's current position"

underway

adjective in progress, going on, started, begun, in business, in motion, in operation, afoot An investigation is underway to find out how the disaster happened.

Translations

underway [ˌʌndəˈweɪ] adj to be underway → essere in corso

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