full speed

noun

1. the maximum speed.

2. Nautical.,  the speed normally maintained on a passage.

adverb

1. at maximum speed.

   to move full speed ahead.

Word History and Origins

Origin of full speed¹

First recorded in 1350–1400

Example Sentences

He said the majority of firms had been eager when asked by politicians 'do you want us to go ahead, full speed on the Green Revolution?'

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“It’s full speed in everything that we’re doing.”

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On a fault like the San Andreas, the earthquake moves like a train barreling full speed down the tracks.

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Bonta expects the administration, far from learning any lessons or harboring self-reflection during this mad dash toward autocracy, to continue full speed ahead.

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She added that participants in the meetings would drive at "full speed down Croydon Road, putting lives at risk".

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