underway

Definition

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

Etymology

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

Example Sentences

• "The next wave, well underway, is shipping back-office business tasks overseas, ..."
• "The political world might still be recovering from the 2016 presidential election and focusing now on the midterm fights for Congress, but here in the nation's first primary state the battle for 2020 is already well underway."