UNDER WAY


Meaning of UNDER WAY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ adverb ]

Etymology: probably from Dutch onderweg, from Middle Dutch onderwegen, literally, under or among the ways

Date: 1720

1. : in motion : not at anchor or aground

2. : into motion from a standstill

3. : in progress : afoot

preparations were under way

the season got under way with a bang

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.