get under way meaning

[American idiom]
to start going; to start.
• The ship is leaving soon. It's about to get under way.
• Let us get our journey under way.
• I'm glad our project is under way.

• under way:    1. (of a vessel) i ...
• get under one's skin:    Verb: get under on ...
• get under so's skin:    [American slang]Fi ...

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1. he gave his consent for the project to get under way
2. filming on the fifth potter movie gets under way in february
3. as the investigation gets under way, suspicion is cast in many directions
4. the nascar season is about to get under way with the 49th running of the daytona 500
5. the nascar season is about to get under way with the 49th running of the daytona 500