underway

Meaning

Adv

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

Noun

1. A road, track, path, or street for going under another way or obstacle; an underpass.
2. An underground passage, subway, tunnel.
3. A voyage, especially underwater.

Synonyms

afoot

in progress

ongoing

travelling

traveller’s

on-line

nautical

Translations

en cours

a caminho

unterwegs

onderweg

em ação

em andamento

em movimento

başlanmış

yoluna girmiş

جاري

yolunda

im Gange

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʌndə(ɹ)ˈweɪ/

Etymology

Cognate with German: unterwegs

In summary

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