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und-uh-WAY/ˌʌndəˈweɪ/

Underway means already started and in progress: work is underway, the sitting is underway. Under way as two words is the older form; imminent means not yet started. A launch film is comms; a signed spare is cover.

Meaning

Already started and in progress.

Examples

• “The sitting is underway only when the named spare has signed in.”
• “In progress is everyday. Imminent is not yet. A film is branding. A signature is a log. Get the name; then roll the camera if you must.”

Good to know

Already in progress. Contrast: imminent (not yet). A film ≠ a signed spare.

Near in meaning

in progress

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