get underway meaning

[American slang]
v. phr. To set out on a journey; start going. We are delighted that our new Ph.D. program finally got underway.

• underway:    Adjective: underwa ...
• underway replenishment:    [Defence] See repl ...
• underway replenishment force:    [Defence] (*) A ta ...

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1. once they get underway, they really fly
2. former chairman s trial gets underway
3. and this game is about to get underway
4. pilot and now our final passengers have joined us, we can get underway
5. [pilot ] and now our final passengers have joined us, we can get underway