full-throttle
All the way
Full-throttle means at maximum speed or intensity, from the throttle that controls engine power.
A full-throttle pursuit holds nothing back.
The term works as adjective or adverb: a full-throttle performance, He went full-throttle into the project.
The hyphen is standard but sometimes dropped.
Recklessly high speed
- high-octaneExtremely energetic or dynamic
- pedal-to-the-metalMaximum vehicular acceleration
- overdriveEfficiency mode at speed
- adrenalineEmergency response hormone
frenzy · furor · exhilaration · charged · momentum · impetus · fervor · rapidity
Rate velocity changes
- velocityDirected rate of motion
- redlineEditorial revision marking
- RPMTurns in sixty seconds
- torqueRotational force measurement
horsepower · revving · dragster · racecar · autobahn · nitrous · supercharged · gearshift
Fully committed, nothing held back
- maximumGreatest permitted quantity
- totalComplete sum
- committedFirmly pledged or bound
- wholeheartedFully and sincerely committed
unstinting · unsparing · relentless · tireless · dogged · unflagging · single-minded · dedicated
Leave behind permanently
- uninhibitedFree from self-censorship
- unbridledWithout any restraint
- uncheckedNot controlled or limited
- recklessCarelessly ignoring danger
wild · impetuous · untamed · unfettered · uncontrolled · boundless · frenzied · devil-may-care
breakneck
Recklessly high speed
- high-octaneExtremely energetic or dynamic
- pedal-to-the-metalMaximum vehicular acceleration
- overdriveEfficiency mode at speed
adrenaline · frenzy · furor · exhilaration · charged · momentum · impetus · fervor · rapidity · turbocharged
acceleration
Rate velocity changes
torque · horsepower · revving · dragster · racecar · autobahn · nitrous · supercharged · gearshift · supersport
all-in
Fully committed, nothing held back
wholehearted · unstinting · unsparing · relentless · tireless · dogged · unflagging · single-minded · dedicated · driven
abandon
Leave behind permanently
- uninhibitedFree from self-censorship
- unbridledWithout any restraint
- uncheckedNot controlled or limited
reckless · wild · impetuous · untamed · unfettered · uncontrolled · boundless · frenzied · devil-may-care · headlong
vigor
Active physical strength
- dynamismActive, energetic quality
- vitalityCapacity for spirited existence
- exuberanceLively, unrestrained enthusiasm
verve · zest · oomph · brio · gusto · spirited · animated · vivacious · electrifying · kinetic
- accelerationaccelerate, acceleration, accelerating, speed up, speeding up
- Fast & Furiousaction-packed, adrenaline rush, breakneck, drag racing, engine