[ˌʌndə ˈweɪ], (Adverb)

Definitions:
- having started and in progress; being done or carried out
(e.g: recruitment is well under way)

- (of a boat) moving through the water
(e.g: no time was lost in getting under way)


Phrases:

Origin:
early 17th century (as a nautical term): from under + way. Compare with Dutch onderweg