full speed
No holding back
Full speed is the maximum rate of movement or effort something can achieve.
A ship running at full speed uses all available engine power.
The phrase often appears with ahead: Full speed ahead! signals both literal velocity and enthusiastic commitment to a course of action.
She threw herself into the project full speed.
- overdriveEfficiency mode at speed
- barrelingMoving recklessly fast
- adrenaline rushIntense sudden excitement
- accelerationRate velocity changes
- zero to sixtySpeed buildup benchmark
breakneck · momentum · propulsion · flat out · balls to the wall · turbocharged · intensity · exhilaration · warp · expedited · thrust · peak performance · top gear · velocity · urgency · blazing · hell for leather · determination
- maximum effortall-out, go all out, go hard, all in, go for broke
- ship speedsknots, dead slow
- rushingrushing, hurrying, dashing, sprinting, racing
- USBUSB port, USB cable, USB drive, USB hub, USB connector
- momentumbuilding momentum, gain traction, gaining traction, gaining steam, gather steam
- nautical termsahoy, afloat, aye aye, aye-aye, becalmed
full speedstandstill
Total cessation of movement
dead stop · halt · full stop · crawl · snail's pace
full speedhalf-hearted
Lacking sincerity or zeal
coasting · idling · going through the motions · phoning it in · treading water
full speedleisurely
Done without urgency
unhurried · taking one's time · deliberately · cautiously · gradually
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