Definition of UNDERWAY

underway

Meanings

Plural: underways

Adjective Satellite

  • currently in progress
    • "preparations for the trial are underway"

Adv

  • In motion, in progress; being done or carried out; on a journey.

Noun

  • A road, track, path, or street for going under another way or obstacle; an underpass.
  • An underground passage, subway, tunnel.
  • A voyage, especially underwater.

Origin / Etymology

Calque of Dutch onderweg (“underway”), equivalent to under- + way. Compare also German unterwegs.

Synonyms

afoot

Scrabble Score: 15

underway is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
underway is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
underway is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

underway is a valid Words With Friends word