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Old 20-Sep-2006, 23:14
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Default Re: by/until, already/still

No. 5 is the most correct. I think your confusion comes from the word "underway" Things can "be underway" or "get underway" When using past perfect, you use "get." For example:

It was 5 in the afternoon when she arrived, but by then the meeting had already gotten underway.

It was 5 in the afternoon when she arrived, but by then the meeting was already underway.
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