at full pelt
As fast as possible
At full pelt means at maximum speed or with all possible effort.
The phrase typically describes running or movement: The dog came at full pelt across the field, She drove at full pelt to make her flight.
More common in British than American English, where "at full tilt" or "full speed" are preferred.
- hurtleMove at reckless speed
- breakneckRecklessly high speed
- rapidMoving with haste
- flat outTotally, without reservation
- like the windWith extreme speed
at breakneck speed · at top speed · stampede · swift · hell for leather · charge · sprint · dash · gallop · pedal to the metal · bolt · wholeheartedness · velocity · race · vigor · fervor · fast · fast-paced
at full peltat a snail's pace
slowly · at a standstill · dead slow · unhurriedly · leisurely
at full peltleisurely
Done without urgency
unhurriedly · taking one's time · half-heartedly · lackadaisically · languidly
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