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underway

/ʌndəɹˈweɪ/adjective3 syllables

Underway means: currently in progress.

Synonyms for underway2

adjective, as in currently in progress

afoot, current

What does underway mean?1

adjective

1

currently in progress“there is mischief afoot”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with underway?60

three syllables

usadna
Show 40 near rhymes
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All 60 rhymes for underway, grouped by syllable

Underway in a sentence

  • As discussions were underway, hundreds of anti-globalisation protesters clashed with riot police.Cangarejo
  • A national campaign for energy saving is underway.CM
  • Let me know when you want to get underway again.CM
  • The project can get underway only with difficulty.mailohilohi
  • An operation is underway to find and capture a deserting soldier.AlanF_US
  • Here in Algeria, a technological revolution is underway.Amastan
  • A fascist coup attempt is underway in Brazil.shekitten
  • While coal has powered the industrialized world for centuries, an energy transition is underway around the world.Hybrid

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