Synonyms for under way
un·der way

Princeton's WordNet

1. under wayadverb

   in motion; set in motion

   "the ship got under way"

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1. British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond:

   There will need to be some more flexibility shown by our Iranian partners if we are going to reach a deal, but, look, this is a negotiation, we always expected it would go right to the line and maybe beyond the line, so I think the serious negotiations are now getting under way and over the next week or so I hope we will start to see some real progress.

2. Barbara Mulvaney:

   What actions are currently under way to prevent these actions now?

3. Ambassador Alaina Teplitz:

   Tremendous progress has been made toward apprehending those plotters but I don't think the story is over yet, we do believe that there is active planning under way.

4. Yoshihide Suga:

   Negotiations are still under way so I'd like to refrain from commenting, but I believe that won't be the case.

5. Bob Corker:

   It is true that the negotiations under way have nothing to do with alleviating any kind of terrorist sanctions, human rights sanctions or ballistic missile testing sanctions, should Iran commit an act of terrorism against an American, sanctions would be the minimum thing, I think, they'd have to be worried about. I think bombs and missiles on heads would be the thing they'd have to be concerned about.