Synonyms for under way
un·der way

Princeton's WordNet

1. under wayadverb

   in motion; set in motion

   "the ship got under way"

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1. Ambassador Alaina Teplitz:

   Tremendous progress has been made toward apprehending those plotters but I don't think the story is over yet, we do believe that there is active planning under way.

2. Eduard Basurin:

   Eighty percent of Debaltseve is already ours, a cleanup of the town is under way.Kiev's military denied the town, which had a peacetime population of 25,000 but is now a bombed-out wasteland, had fallen but acknowledged losing control of some of it. Some Ukrainian soldiers had been captured, it said, but denied rebel reports that up to 300 had surrendered or been taken prisoner. Kiev and NATO say the rebel military operation to take Debaltseve is being carried out with the assistance of tanks, artillery and soldiers from Russia's army. Moscow denies that it has sent its forces to participate in battle for territory that President Vladimir Putin has referred to as.

3. Vladimir Putin:

   I think that the possibility of these meetings depends to a large extent on the internal political situation in the United States, the congressional election campaign is getting under way and then there will be the next presidential election, and the President of United States is coming under attack over various matters. I think this is the main reason.

4. Robin Smith:

   The phased re-entry for all oil sands camps in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo is now under way, they are cleared to return to operations as soon as possible.

5. Kate Brown:

   Like many states, Oregon is facing a foster care crisis. DHS has many efforts under way to address long-standing issues and to stabilize the system, including recruiting caseworkers and foster families, reassessing placements for the highest-needs kids, and changing its organizational culture.