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Under way   /ˈəndər weɪ/   Listen
Under way

adverb
1.
In motion; set in motion.






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"Under way" Quotes from Famous Books



... realized that these "mad dogs" of Bolsheviki were deliberately conspiring to poison the other armies, to bring the rest of the world into their condition. It seemed to him monstrous that such efforts should be under way in the American army. How far had the thing gone? The lieutenant did not know, and he was terrified, as men always are in the presence of the unknown. It was his plain duty, to which he had sworn himself, to stamp his heel upon the head of this ...
— Jimmie Higgins • Upton Sinclair

... a few seconds delay, yet before they were under way again, there came a crackle of shots from below, and bullets whizzed uncomfortably ...
— On Land And Sea At The Dardanelles • Thomas Charles Bridges

... with everything he saw, and so was Agatha Terry, until they got under way, when she discovered that a mail- steamer was a joke compared with the yacht in the matter of motion. In short, the unfortunate Agatha was soon reduced to her normal condition of torpor. Mildred always declared that she hibernated on board ship ...
— Dawn • H. Rider Haggard

... their communities? Tabulated and analyzed, these reports enable Rogers, the sagacious politician, to diagnose the drift of the country far ahead of the most astute of campaign managers. He is never in doubt about who will win the election. Before the contest is under way he has picked his winner and is beside him with ...
— Frenzied Finance - Vol. 1: The Crime of Amalgamated • Thomas W. Lawson

... was under way, going fast, Mr. Holmes had to devote all his attention to driving, and, as it was a large one, there was so much noise the two girls ...
— The Camp Fire Girls on the Farm - Or, Bessie King's New Chum • Jane L. Stewart


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