underway

US /ˌʌndɚˈweɪ/

Definition

currently in progress

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Construction of the new terminal is already underway at the airport.

ongoingcurrently happening
in progresshaving a meaning similar to underway
proceeding(law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked

Easy preparations are now underway
describing preparations are now underway (the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose)
Medium construction work is underway on schedule
describing construction work is underway on schedule (the act of constructing something)
Hard an official investigation is underway regarding fiscal misappropriation
referring to an official investigation is underway regarding fiscal misappropriation
Very Hard deep tectonic shifts are underway in global diplomacy
describing deep tectonic shifts are underway in global diplomacy (the central and most intense or profound part)

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