at full/top speed

idiom

: as fast as possible
running at full/top speed

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Tech barons are moving forward with artificial intelligence programs at full speed, without regard for ethics, intellectual property rights, risks to our society, or energy demands. Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025 This series photographs these birds in action, most of them at full speed, capturing split-second moments that were once impossible to record. Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025 As Lee ran at full speed towards the wall, manager Bob Melvin admitted that he was reminded of the injury that ended Lee’s rookie year nine months prior. Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 22 Feb. 2025 Anna was looking at it when a train crashed at full speed into her car. Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 20 Feb. 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 9 Mar. 2025.

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