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under way adverb [ ˌʌndə ˈweɪ ]

• having started and in progress; being done or carried out.
• "recruitment is well under way"
• (of a boat) moving through the water.
• "no time was lost in getting under way"
Origin: mid 18th century (as a nautical term): from Dutch onderweg .


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