underway

== English == === Alternative forms === under way === Etymology 1 === Calque of Dutch onderweg (“underway”), equivalent to under- +‎ way. Compare also German unterwegs. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ʌndə(ɹ)ˈweɪ/ Rhymes: -eɪ ==== Adverb ==== underway (comparative more underway, superlative most underway) In motion, in progress; being done or carried out; on a journey. ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From under +‎ way. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈʌndə(ɹ)weɪ/ ==== Noun ==== underway (plural underways) A road, track, path, or street for going under another way or obstacle; an underpass. An underground passage, subway, tunnel. A voyage, especially underwater. ===== Translations =====