under way

or un·der·way (ŭn'dər-wā')
adv. & adj.

1. In motion or operation.
2. Already commenced or initiated; in progress.
3. Nautical. Neither anchored nor moored to a fixed object.

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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The adverb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: in motion; set in motion

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - på vej

Français (French)
adj. - en route, en cours (des répétitions)

Deutsch (German)
adj. - in Fahrt

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - εν εξελίξει

Italiano (Italian)
in corso

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - em caminho

Русский (Russian)
двигающийся, в процессе разработки или реализации

Español (Spanish)
adj. - (hecho) en camino, (hecho) en movimiento

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - på väg

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
起步的, 航行中的, 进行中的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 起步的, 航行中的, 進行中的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 여행중인, 항해중인

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 旅行中の

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮בתהליך‬

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