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Meaning of "under way" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF UNDER WAY

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNDER WAY

under one´s belt
under one´s breath
under one´s nose
under one´s own steam
under one´s wing
under protest
under sail
under someone´s thumb
under starter´s orders
under suspicion
under the circumstances
under the counter
under the influence
under the knife
under the lee
under the rose
under the sun
under the table
under the weather
under weigh

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNDER WAY

by the way
each way
every which way
family way
give way
go down the wrong way
go out of one´s way
in a bad way
in a way
in no way
in the family way
lead the way
make one´s way
no way
out of the way
part way
permanent way
right of way
rights of way
the way

Synonyms and antonyms of under way in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «UNDER WAY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «under way» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of under way

Translation of «under way» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UNDER WAY

Find out the translation of under way to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of under way from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «under way» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

进行的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

en curso
570 millions of speakers

English

under way
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जिस तरह के तहत
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

جارية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ведутся
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

em andamento
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পথে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

en cours
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dalam perjalanan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

im Gang
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

進行中の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

이미 시작된
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ing cara
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tiến hành
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வழியில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चालत आहे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Yolda
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

in corso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

w toku
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ведуться
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

în mod
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σύμφωνα με τον τρόπο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gang
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

pågår
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

i gang
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of under way

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNDER WAY»

The term «under way» is quite widely used and occupies the 25.980 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UNDER WAY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «under way» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «under way» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about under way

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10 QUOTES WITH «UNDER WAY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word under way.
1
Ahmet Davutoglu
Today the search for a new global order is under way.
2
K. Eric Drexler
Likewise nanotechnology will, once it gets under way, depend on the tools we have then and our ability to use them, and not on the steps that got us there.
3
K. Eric Drexler
An international race in the relevant technologies is getting under way at this point, not necessarily with an understanding of where that race leads in the long run, but strongly motivated by the short-term payoffs.
4
Lawrence Eagleburger
Now there is a cultural change under way in the Foreign Service.
5
John Engler
Sometimes it is better to begin the journey, to get under way, then it is to sit back and wait until such time that you're convinced that all conditions are perfect and that there'll be no surprises along the route.
6
John Hutton
It is also right that we continue to consult with front line workers and the public to ensure that targets are reasonable and achievable, that measurement regimes are proportionate and that the targets take full account of the other reforms that are under way.
7
Janis Karpinski
The war was declared over - the end of major combat operations - in May 2003. Release procedures got under way immediately; reducing the population from 8,000 to just over 300, of course, requires fewer military police soldiers.
8
William Katt
I try to cover myself, to have another movie under way before the last one comes out. I've been able to just scrape by, holding out for good parts instead of taking anything.
9
Thomas Mallon
I've always got a novel under way, but if I try to work on it every day, exclusively, I falter. So I always keep more than one thing going.
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Don Tapscott
Leadership is happening, but it's not coming from the leaders of the old institutions. Everywhere you look, you see these extraordinary, sparkling new initiatives that are under way.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNDER WAY»

Discover the use of under way in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to under way and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Electricity Supply Efforts Under Way to Improve Federal ...
Discusses the federal government1s plans and policies for meeting major disruptions in the supply of electricity supply, such as those caused by severe hurricanes, other natural disasters, or sabotage.
‎1993
2
Aviation Security: Implementation of Recommendations Is ...
The FAA (Federal Aviation Admin.), other federal agencies, and the aviation industry are implementing 31 recommendations on aviation security made by a White House Commission.
J. Michael Bollinger, 1998
3
Polar-Orbiting Operational Environmental Satellites: ...
decreased from 55 to 39, of which 6 are of a reduced quality. The 39 EDRs that remain include cloud base height, land surface temperature, precipitation type and rate, and sea surface winds. The 16 EDRs that were removed include cloud  ...
4
Critical Infrastructure Protection: Multiple Efforts to ...
... identified control systems within their respective sectors. Of these, most identified control systems as critical to their sector and listed efforts under way to help secure them. Critical Infrastructure Control Systems Face Increasing Risks Due to ...
5
Financial Management: Improvements Under Way but Serious ...
assurance when reporting an agency's systems to be in substantial compliance with the requirements of FFMIA and (2) explore further clarification of the definition of "substantial compliance" to encourage consistent reporting. In commenting ...
6
Homeland security voluntary initiatives are under way at ...
EPA could also interpret the Clean Air Act's general duty clause to address chemical facility security from terrorism. The general duty clause requires owners and operators of stationary sources producing, processing, handling, or storing listed ...
7
Oral Health: Efforts Under Way to Improve Children’s Access ...
Appendix. V: Dental. Health. Aide. Therapist. Program. for. Alaska. Natives. Based on a 1999 oral health survey, the Indian Health Service issued a report detailing the extensive dental health needs and increasing dental vacancy rates within ...
Katherine Iritani, 2010
8
Foodprocessing security voluntary efforts are under way, but ...
Existing. Food. Safety. Statutes. Do. Not. Provide. Sufficient. Authority. to. Regulate. All. Aspects. of. Security. at. Food-. Processing. Facilities. The food safety statutes do not specifically authorize FDA or USDA to require food processors to ...
9
Aviation security Secure Flight development and testing ...
United States, Government Accountability Office. are included on a watch list but who believe such inclusion is inappropriate.59 According to TSA officials, the redress process envisioned for Secure Flight will be based on the current process, ...
United States, Government Accountability Office
10
Oil Revenues in the Gulf: A Preliminary Estimate of ...
Grant Disburse-* Repay-* Interest Maturity Grace element nount ments ments Stage rate {%) (years) (years) (%) 1,900 1,692 200 Under way 3 20.0 5.0 48 2,990 2,990 2,759 Completed 4 10.0 3.0 28 230 230 - Under way 4 2.5 0.5 n.a. 240 240 ...
Yusuf J. Ahmad, 1974

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNDER WAY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term under way is used in the context of the following news items.
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Fort Nashborough demolition under way
The demolition of Fort Nashborough is well underway at the historical site along the Cumberland River. A representation of a fort built by some of Nashville's ... «The Tennessean, Jun 15»

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