full speed

the maximum speed.

Nautical. the speed normally maintained on a passage.

at maximum speed: to move full speed ahead.

Words nearby full speed

Depending on public reaction, the punishment system can start slowly and then rush to full-speed Soviet repressions.

Vladimir Putin’s Latest Crackdown on Dissent |Anna Nemtsova |October 18, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
They kept moving at full-speed in an uneven line, making it impossible to get their range.

World's War Events, Vol. I |Various
Motor-Launch Officer (who has rung for full-speed without result).

Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 152, May 9, 1917 |Various
“Steam ahead, full-speed,” signalled the captain to Edgar Berrington.

Under the Waves |R M Ballantyne

Then she sped on again at full-speed to meet the Oceana and the two cruisers, which were about fifty miles behind.

The Angel of the Revolution |George Griffith
Motor-Launch Officer (who has rung for full-speed without result): "What's the matter?"

Jokes For All Occasions |Anonymous