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

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

From Los Angeles Times

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

From BBC

“He’s full speed all the time,” 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan told reporters, “running through people, attacking edges, and the same way he runs through that football and catches it.”

From Los Angeles Times

They are words written by author Roald Dahl and the full quote runs: "If you are interested in something, no matter what it is, go at it at full speed ahead. Embrace it with both arms, hug it, love it and above all become passionate about it. Lukewarm is no good."

From BBC

“Starting with me and the rest of the staff, we have to make sure we simplify things so guys can play full speed ahead and there’s less thinking. That’s kind of my whole motto.”

From Los Angeles Times