at full/top speed

idiom

: as fast as possible
running at full/top speed

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The chance looks to be gone but Amad again has been able to spot something that others have not: namely Nunes, who is closing him upon him at top speed in an attempt to make up for his poor backpass. Carl Anka, The Athletic, 19 Dec. 2024 Like that one that underestimated a low Bronx highway overpass at full speed, shearing its top off, killing 15 passengers, decapitating at least one. Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 18 Dec. 2024 Kamara made a spectacular over the shoulder one-handed grab just inside the pylon against the Washington Commanders on Sunday before tumbling over at full speed out of bounds on the play. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024 The finale picks up at full speed, with Charles, aka the Jackal, zooming off in a car after successfully assassinating UDC, with a helicopter in hot pursuit. Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 12 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for at full/top speed 

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“At full/top speed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20full%2Ftop%20speed. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

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