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under way

/uhn-der-wey for 1; uhn-der-wey for 2/US // ˈʌn dərˌweɪ for 1; ˈʌn dərˈweɪ for 2 //

正在进行中,正在进行,在进行中,进行中

Related Words

ongoing正在进行中的,正在进行的,正在进行中,持续进行中afoot前方,前途,前进中,前进begun开始了,开始,已经开始,已开始initiated发起的,发起,发起人,发起了moving挪动,搬家,迁居,迁徙started开始,开始了,启动,开始的undertaken进行的,进行,进行了,进行中advancing推进,推进工作,推动,推动工作commenced开始了,已经开始,已经开始的,开始的in progress进行中,在进行中,正在进行中,正在进行

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : occurring while under way: the underway activities on a cruise ship.
    • : under way.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as inbegun
Synonyms
going去,去的,去的时候happening发生的事情,发生了,发生的事,发生的事件initiated发起的,发起,发起人,发起了proceeding进行中,着手进行,进行中的,进行working工作,工作的,工作上的,工作上in motion在运动中,运转中的,在移动中,运转中in process正在进行中,进行中,正在进行,正在处理中in progress进行中,在进行中,正在进行中,正在进行operational业务,运营,运作,操作operative行动,行动派,行动人员,行动主义
as incooking
Synonyms
begun开始了,开始,已经开始,已开始happening发生的事情,发生了,发生的事,发生的事件being made正在制作,正在制造,正在制定,正在制作中going on正在进行中,进行中,继续,正在进行
as inunderway
Synonyms
afoot前方,前途,前进中,前进ongoing正在进行中的,正在进行的,正在进行中,持续进行中advancing推进,推进工作,推动,推动工作begun开始了,开始,已经开始,已开始commenced开始了,已经开始,已经开始的,开始的in progress进行中,在进行中,正在进行中,正在进行initiated发起的,发起,发起人,发起了moving挪动,搬家,迁居,迁徙started开始,开始了,启动,开始的undertaken进行的,进行,进行了,进行中

Examples

  • In the meantime, research is underway to figure out how much vaccinated people can transmit the virus.

  • The transition in Silicon Valley has been underway for some time.

  • That should explain why Republican efforts to make voting harder, which has been underway for years, intensified after the 2020 election.

  • The stock frenzy has attracted so much media attention that talks are already underway to turn the Wall Street mania into a Hollywood drama.

  • The program already has helped pay nearly 100 water bills since the effort got underway last month, Delores Bullock said.

  • On Friday evening, as the conference got underway, the two senators were on the stage delivering comedic standup routines.

  • Now, with the second ACA enrollment period underway, the Obama administration is renewing its Obamacare celebrity push.

  • Something similar appears to be underway now in the Syrian provinces of Raqqa and Deir ez-Zor.

  • As talks get underway again in Vienna, many voices are raised against them on Capitol Hill and abroad.

  • Several experiments in the emerging vehicle-to-grid sector are underway.

  • Photoidentification studies now underway tentatively reveal that the population may exceed 100.

  • Just at present, I want to remark that I've got the coffee and potato business underway, and I'll attend to them.

  • The rules of the road are the rules governing the movements of vessels when underway.

  • “All right,” assented the pitcher, and once more the game was underway.

  • The bustle and din of the army getting underway didn't keep Jack and his companions from sleeping.

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