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(idiomatic) In operation, in progress, commenced. / (nautical, of a vessel) moving through the water; not anchored, moored, aground, or beached. / Into motion, into its course.

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under way

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under way

Prepositional phrase

idiomatic of a vessel

(idiomatic) In operation, in progress, commenced. / (nautical, of a vessel) moving through the water; not anchored, moored, aground, or beached. / Into motion, into its course.

Japanese Meaning

進行中、作動中 / 始動済み、進行状態 / 航行中、船が移動している状態

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The rescue operation was under way by dawn, with teams coordinating efforts across the flooded neighborhoods.

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夜明けには救助活動が進行中で、チームが浸水した地域全体で連携していました。

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(idiomatic) In operation, in progress, commenced.

The All Blacks drove upfield, using up the remaining moments, and when Joubert blew for another French infringement, the biggest party in New Zealand's history was under way.

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