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underway

Pronunciation: /ʌndəˈweɪ/

The English word “underway” has 4 meanings listed here.

adverb

  1. In motion, in progress; being done or carried out; on a journey.

noun

  1. A road, track, path, or street for going under another way or obstacle; an underpass.
  2. An underground passage, subway, tunnel.
  3. A voyage, especially underwater.

Etymology

Calque of Dutch onderweg (“underway”), equivalent to under- + way. Compare also German unterwegs.

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