at full/top speed

idiom

: as fast as possible
running at full/top speed

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Smith had to track the ball at full speed, then look over his shoulder to haul in the ball nearly 50 yards away from Mahomes. Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 14 June 2025 Roope Hintz, miraculously, kept up with McDavid at full speed, and was all over him, defending the most talented player in the history of the game as well as anyone possibly could have. Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 30 May 2025 The 49ers should be ecstatic that McCaffrey is running at full speed and without visible pain, albeit with no tackling or full contact permitted. Cam Inman, Mercury News, 29 May 2025 The formula to winning in the playoffs involves getting goals from all across the lineup and here came Boqvist at full speed into the Carolina zone with the kind of special moment that changes nights. Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 25 May 2025 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 25 Jun. 2025.

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