afoot

On foot. (means of locomotion, walking)not-comparable

• Is it fit, let your mightyship say, / That I, like some pitiful flirt, / Should tarry within doors all day, / Or else trudge it afoot in the dirt?

On foot. (support of the body, standing)not-comparable

In motion; in action; astir; stirring; in progress.figurativelynot-comparable

• Hamlet: […]I prithee, when thou seest that act afoot, / Even with the very comment of thy soul / Observe mine uncle:[…]
• Possibly some chemical experiment was afoot; possibly----Well, it was no business of mine to speculate upon why he wanted it.

Walking or running; using the feet for locomotion, as opposed to on horseback or riding in a vehicle.not-comparablepredicative

• "The dogs were no sooner let loose, than the hare was afoot."
• He had been afoot on the prairie for two days when he met Bert Barricune.

That is on foot, in motion, in action, in progress.not-comparablepredicative

• Sunny moves through these final days quickly, easily, buoyed by routine even though change is afoot in all directions.
• Now there are plans afoot to introduce a couple of extra trains to the timetable in December, with the long-term goal of a doubling of the service to eight trains a day.