full speed

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noun

the maximum speed.
Nautical. the speed normally maintained on a passage.

adverb

at maximum speed: to move full speed ahead.

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Contemporary Examples of full speed

Depending on public reaction, the punishment system can start slowly and then rush to full-speed Soviet repressions.
Vladimir Putin’s Latest Crackdown on Dissent
Anna Nemtsova
October 18, 2012

Historical Examples of full speed

“Steam ahead, full-speed,” signalled the captain to Edgar Berrington.
Under the Waves
R M Ballantyne
Others were coming in from their full-speed trials outside the harbor.
Four Afloat
Ralph Henry Barbour
Motor-Launch Officer (who has rung for full-speed without result).
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 152, May 9, 1917
Various
Motor-Launch Officer (who has rung for full-speed without result): "What's the matter?"
Jokes For All Occasions
Anonymous
The cutter jingled her full-speed bell while the tackle was still lifting the sponson boat.
The Skipper and the Skipped
Holman Day