at full/top speed

phrase

: as fast as possible
running at full/top speed

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Things got worse for the Wild a few shifts later when Spurgeon foiled a Florida rush to the Minnesota net, but went down at full speed and slid hard into the goalpost, knocking the net off the moorings. — Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 27 Mar. 2026 Watching Randy run through them at full speed and never touching a rope was amazing to see. — Bruce Feldman, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026 The investigation is still running at full speed, the source said. — Pat Milton, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026 Pro-sports careers force decisions at full speed, often mid-season and with an entourage of stakeholders. — Spencer Elliott, Forbes.com, 13 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for at full/top speed

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