underway vs under way
Definitions
adjective
- currently in progress
Examples
During the hustle of everyone getting underway someone tripped the anchor that we used to stabilize our dinghy.
Just ahead, the Democratic ticket is official, and the game is underway.
Work is underway to repair the Taj Mahal's marble facade.
Definitions
adverb
- in motion; set in motion
Examples
The decade following saw the first railway train arrive from the East, the first C.P.R. steamship anchored in port, the Klondike "boom," and the great mining industries of British Columbia well under way.
The Indian monsoon is now under way.
Because metering would be such a major change, trials are under way to assess the likely benefits and costs.
