full speed
the maximum speed.
Nautical. the speed normally maintained on a passage.
at maximum speed: to move full speed ahead.
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How to use full speed in a sentence
At full brightness, I can see well over ten feet ahead, and running at full speed is no problem.
5 Pieces of Gear That Help Me Stay Active During Winter | Jakob Schiller | February 11, 2021 | Outside OnlineAdding to the book’s allure is the nostalgia of its pre-pandemic setting, the story unfolding in a Manhattan still bustling at full speed.
A ‘money pit’ dog, an ailing owner and one big question | Diane Cole | February 5, 2021 | Washington PostSo although the digital innovation gets the most focus, and that continues to go full speed, these things in biology, I think people will be surprised.
I think it’s like full speed ahead for “Drag Race,” which is great because we all love to watch it and fall in love with new people.
Nina West spreads holiday cheer in two new videos | Joey DiGuglielmo | December 5, 2020 | Washington BladeDurant can work his way up to full speed however he sees fit.
Remember Kevin Durant? The best player in the East is back for the Brooklyn Nets | Ben Golliver | November 30, 2020 | Washington Post
"Single source" reporting, as Carrie learns as the season's first episode takes off at full speed, is a very dangerous thing.
CIA Agents Assess: How Real Is ‘Homeland’? | Chuck Cogan, John MacGaffin | December 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThis is a major sign that things are moving full-speed in the right direction at the federal level, as well as the state level.
House Passes Bill to End Medical Marijuana Raids by the DEA | Abby Haglage | May 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd I ran straight at him at full speed and then threw myself into a headfirst slide.
Mel Brooks Is Always Funny and Often Wise in This 1975 Playboy Interview | Alex Belth | February 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWinfrey wasted no time moving full-speed in the direction of her fans' wishes.
Why Oprah Winfrey’s New Shows Are Working for OWN | Allison Samuels | June 13, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe haredi leadership is ready to gallop at full speed over this religious fiscal cliff.
Voting For Yair Lapid, Israel’s Maimonides | Rabbi Daniel Landes | February 4, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTDown the street they rode at full speed, but not a shot was fired; the town lay still as dead.
The Courier of the Ozarks | Byron A. DunnThe driver wanted no directions, but lashed his horse into full speed without the delay of an instant.
Oliver Twist, Vol. II (of 3) | Charles DickensStoutheart led the way gallantly, at full speed, and went over like an india-rubber ball.
The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands | R.M. BallantyneAs soon as they had gotten clear of the reefs, they did not stop to reconnoitre the camp, but pushed by at full speed.
The Rival Campers | Ruel Perley SmithNow, to his dismay, he saw Craigie at full speed flying along the path toward him.
The Rival Campers | Ruel Perley Smith
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