afoot

Adjective

• currently in progress
  • there is mischief afoot
    
  • plans are afoot
    
  • preparations for the trial are underway
    

• traveling by foot
  • she was afoot when I saw her this morning
    

Adverb

• on foot; walking
  • they went to the village afoot
    
  • quail are hunted either afoot or on horseback
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  afoot(p) , underway